Pantheon of Illustrious Men
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Panteón de Hombres Ilustres | |
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General information | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Owner | Patrimonio Nacional |
Official name | Panteón de Hombres Ilustres |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1992 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0007311 |
The Pantheon of Illustrious Men (Spanish: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres), known since 2022 as Pantheon of Spain (Spanish: Panteón de España),[1] is a royal site in Madrid and the national mausoleum of Spain. It houses numerous significant deceased Spanish dignitaries, artists, politicians, and thinkers, and is administered and managed by Patrimonio Nacional. It was designed by Spanish architect Fernando Arbós y Tremanti, and is located in Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the Retiro section of Madrid. The Panteón is designated as a Location of Democratic Memory, signifying its significance to Spanish national identity.[2]
History
[edit]The current building received its first interned remains in 1901 after a seven-year construction, starting in 1892. The Dominican church to which the pantheon is attached began construction in 1924, though the complex as a whole was effectively abandoned until 1992, when it was renovated. These renovations finished in 2003, marking as well the first opening of the Pantheon to the general public.[3][4]
Notable interments
[edit]The pantheon houses the tombs of a number of famous Spaniards including:
- Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760–1828), dramatist
- Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa (1789–1862), prime minister
- Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790–1853), politician
- Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas (1812–1873), politician, whose tomb is designed by Pedro Estany
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825–1903), prime minister, whose tomb is the work of sculptor Mariano Benlliure
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897), prime minister, by Catalan sculptor Agustí Querol Subirats
- Eduardo Dato e Iradier (1856–1921), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano Benlliure
- José Canalejas (1854–1912), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano Benlliure
Notable structures
[edit]The site also contains its own version of the statue of Liberty, an 1857 tomb designed by sculptors Federico Aparici, Ponciano Ponzano and Sabino Medina, moved here in 1912.
Gallery
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Interior of the Pantheon of Illustrious Men
Tomb of six Spanish liberal politicians
Tomb of the Marqués del Duero
Tomb of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Tomb of Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas
Tomb of Eduardo Dato
Tomb of José Canalejas
Tomb of Antonio Cánovas
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References
[edit]- ↑ RTVE.es/EFE (2022-10-20). "Así es la Ley de Memoria Democrática que entra en vigor: mapa de desaparecidos y anulación de condenas franquistas". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- ↑ Jefatura del Estado (2022-10-20), Ley 20/2022, de 19 de octubre, de Memoria Democrática, pp. 142367–142421, retrieved 2026-07-03
- ↑ "Panteón de España". Patrimonio Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ "Panteón de Hombres Ilustres". Turismo Madrid (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
External links
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- ↑ Baumert, Thomas; Márquez, Carmen Paradinas; Padilla, Andrés Sánchez (2020-07-03). A History of Spanish Institutions. ESIC Editorial. ISBN 978-84-17914-89-9.