Capilla de la Balesquida

The Capilla de la Balesquida is a chapel in Oviedo in the north- western Spanish Autonomous Community of Asturias.

It is located on the edge of the Plaza de Alfonso II el Casto opposite the Cathedral of Oviedo. The chapel dates from the 13th century and was rebuilt in the 17th century. It is the seat of the Brotherhood cofradía de la Balesquida. The chapel is also paying tribute to the benefactress the tailor guild, so it is also called the Chapel of the Velasquita Giráldez.

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