ABSTRACT
The Special Plan for the Protection of the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Cotalba (Alfahuir) was concluded in 2016. This document is the result of several years of research and documentation about this monastic complex to better understand its current situation and consequently design a proper preservation strategy. These preliminary studies have meant the revision of the main documental basis contained in different archives as well as an intensive in situ inspection with complementary works of stratigraphy, thermography and archaeological surveys. This updated corpus of data has meant a significant contribution to approach the preservation of the monastery. The present text documents and historically contextualizes the several architectural alterations suffered by the monastery in order to understand its evolution from the original rammed earth structure on. The four main constructive stages that have been identified are exposed as well as the main causes detected for its decay and the techniques and materials proposed for the preservation of this significant Hiberonymite construction.
