The capitals

Of the capitals that crown the columns, only three of the six are historiated: one on the right side and two on the left.

The one on the right side recounts an episode from the Old Testament: the Judgment of Solomon, perfectly identified by the Latin registration that accompanies it, which translated into Spanish would read: "This is King Solomon who judges righteously". The choice of this topic is explained by a double reason: on the one hand, it is considered a prefiguration of the Last Judgment and, on the other hand, it would be in accordance with the hypothetical judicial function of the cover, by proposing to the judges the model of the wise judge par excellence, Solomon.

The event is recorded in I Kings 3, 16-27, where it is previously related how Solomon had received from God the gift of wisdom and, in fact, even today he is considered the prototype of that quality, as the popular saying: "He knows more than Solomon" proves. The text narrates how two women -who lived together-, both mothers of a newborn child, presented themselves to the sovereign demanding justice, because one of the children had died and they both claimed the survivor as their own. The king ordered that the living child be divided in half, giving a part to each woman. Faced with such a sentence, the real mother proved her status as such, by choosing to let her son live even at the price of giving him up to her rival. Immediately, Solomon ordered the child to be handed over to her.

Those on the left side depict passages from the New Testament, specifically from the Infancy of Christ. One sample two events: the Annunciation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin (Lk. 1:26-38) - with the inclusion of the curious maid taken from the Apocrypha - and the Visitation of Mary to her cousin St. Elizabeth (Lk. 1:39-56). The other, only one: the presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk. 2:22-36). These episodes allude to the first step on the road to Redemption: the Incarnation of Christ, his coming to earth.