Its history dates back to 1389 when King Juan I grants a privilege for which delivery order Jeronimos church sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, place that had been found an image of the Virgin at the end of the century XIII or XIV for early peasant named Gil Cordero. The image had been centuries ago by the body of San Lucas, exposed in Rome and Seville, until in 714, during the Muslim invasion, the image was hidden next to the Guadalupe River, which means "hidden river" where he remained until his finding by Gil Lamb. In 1464, King Henry IV of Castile, carried there by his sister the Infanta Isabel (Isabella), with the intention of agreeing their wedding with Alfonso V of Portugal. The Infanta rejected suitor, but, instead, is captivated by the beauty of the place. From that moment, she referred to this enclosure "my paradise" and there will always come need to be comforted by the Virgin or want to give thanks for a remarkable achievement.