Restoration after the Lisbon earthquake

After the Lisbon earthquake the situation of the ruined Belfry Tower that had been affected by the fire of 1705 worsened

Juan de Sagarbinaga, maestro de obras de la Catedral, Francisco Moradillo, el Padre Pontones, Fray Antonio Manzanares y Ventura Rodríguez se mostrarán de acuerdo en sus respectivos informes con la demolición de la torre (1765-1766)

Éste último propone la construcción de dos nuevos campanarios en la cabecera de la Catedral Nueva, para lo cual proyecta una nueva solución (1767).

After several masters had been consulted who recommended the demolition of the tower, a report was requested from the engineer Baltasar Devreton who provided a definitive solution that would avoid such drastic action.

Jerónimo García de Quiñones and Manuel de los Ríos were commissioned to carry out the restoration work.