Flanked as it is on all sides by Seville’s heavyweight historical buildings (General Archive of the Indies, Alcazar Palace, Seville Cathedral), the square is almost famous just for being famous. The plaza is so named because of a historical event. The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake shook even Seville, and though there were people in Mass inside the cathedral at that time they were able to make it outside and finish the Mass without a single injury. In commemoration of this the El Triunfo monument was erected here, where an annual thanksgiving Mass is held.. There is another monument in the square, the Monument to the Immaculate Conception, a 1918 creation carved with the figures of Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Miguel Cid, Martinez Montanes and Juan de Pineda.

• Bus C5 stop Plaza de La Contratacion.
• Tram T1 stop Archivo de Indias.
• Subway L1 stop Puerta de Jerez.
• Bus 21 and C3 stop Palos de La Frontera (Puerta Jerez).
• Bus 37 stop Avda.Roma (Palacio de San Telmo).

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