 Cuenca Cathedral is distinguished from many other cathedrals by sculptures representing animals unknown to the West, such as the armadillo, puffer fish or turtle, in its Gothic arches dating from the late 15th century, a period in the history of its construction that coincided with the European colonization of the Americas after 1492.From readings of the Book of Revelation and the "Centuries" in "Les Propheties" by Nostradamus, the scholar and architect Rodrigo de Luz concluded that the Holy Grail was saved and preserved in this cathedral.As a consequence, Cuenca Cathedral and all those who take refuge within it would be spared in the final revelation.