Fuente de los Cristos
Fuente de los Cristos stands in Málaga as a late-eighteenth-century public fountain with a low rectangular stone basin. Its concave-convex walls show wear from more than two centuries of use.
Built in 1790, it formed part of the water network supplied by the San Telmo aqueduct. The system carried drinking water through channels and pipes to communal fountains across Málaga. José Martín de Aldehuela designed this structure, which served the neighbourhood and the gardens of San Luis el Real convent. Franciscan patrons funded construction in exchange for rights to use the water.
A brick facade rises behind the basin, with Tuscan pilasters, a curved pediment, and three stone balls. Two marble Silenus heads pour water into the basin beneath a plaque bearing the Franciscan emblem and 1790. Original stone and cobblestone paving remains visible around the step, while restored brickwork preserves the ochre finish and period character.
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