This temple was named after Monserrat Mountains in Cataluña and built in 1875 by Catalonian José Bartolome Borrel at the highest point of the city, dominating a perfect view of the Yumuri Valley and the city. The statue of “Virgen de Monserrat” which decorates the high altar became a Spanish community response after the outbreak of the independence war in 1868 to oppose “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre”, Madonna of the rebels, known as mambises.
