Financiación de la iglesia de Esparragosa por Juan de Zúñiga Historical milestone · Esparragosa de la Serena, La Serena, Badajoz Image of Esparragosa de la Serena, not of the place itself. Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel, master of the Order of Alcántara from 1475, paid for the construction of the church of Santa María Magdalena, finished in 1504. 1475-1504 Photo: Axel Cotón Gutiérrez (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Esparragosa de la Serena