 It appears as the hermitage of "Santa María de Batres" in the "Relaciones de Felipe II" (1576), with most of the area used as a cemetery.It was used as such until the 17th century.The head of the Roman building, as the hermitage of "Santa María de Abajo" ("Saint Mary of the lower side"), lasted until around 1920 when it was dynamited to serve as construction material for the modern town.