Monasterio de La Rábida Monument · Palos de la Frontera, Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva, Huelva 14th–15th-century Franciscan monastery where Columbus developed his American project with the support of Friar Juan Pérez; it was declared Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) in 1856, the legal category of heritage protection in force at that date. 1856 Photo: Miguel Ángel "fotógrafo" 2007 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Palos de la Frontera