Pantheon of Illustrious Men
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The Pantheon of Illustrious Men is a royal site in Madrid
, under the administration of the 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 pantheon houses the tombs of a number of famous Spaniards including:
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.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, under the administration of the Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio Nacional
The Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional is a Spanish state agency, under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Presidency by delegation of the Prime Minister of Spain, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish...
. It was designed by Spanish architect Fernando Arbós y Tremanti, and is located in Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha
Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha
The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a church in central Madrid on the avenue of the Ciudad de Barcelona, #3....
in the Retiro
Retiro (Madrid)
Retiro is a district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of 5.38 km2, the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058 .-History:...
section of Madrid.
The pantheon houses the tombs of a number of famous Spaniards including:
- Leandro Fernández de MoratínLeandro Fernández de MoratínLeandro Fernández de Moratín was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet.-Biography:Moratín was born in Madrid the son of Nicolás Fernández de Moratín, a major literary reformer in Spain from 1762 until his death in 1780.Distrusting the teaching offered in Spain's universities at...
(1760-1828), dramatist - Francisco de Paula Martinez de la RosaFrancisco de Paula Martinez de la RosaFrancisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa was a Spanish statesman and dramatist.-Biography:He was born at Granada, and educated at the university there....
(1789-1862), prime minister - Juan Álvarez MendizábalJuan Álvarez MendizábalJuan Álvarez Mendizábal, born Juan Álvarez Méndez , was a Spanish economist and politician....
(1790-1853), politician - Antonio de los Ríos y RosasAntonio de los Ríos y RosasAntonio de los Ríos Rosas was a Spanish politician who was elected three times President of the Congress of Deputies....
(1812-1873), whose tomb is designed by Pedro Estany - Práxedes Mateo SagastaPráxedes Mateo SagastaPráxedes Mariano Mateo Sagasta y Escolar was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister on eight occasions between 1870 and 1902—always in charge of the Liberal Party—as part of the turno pacifico, alternating with the Liberal-Conservative leader Antonio Cánovas...
(1825-1903), prime minister, whose tomb is the work of sculptor Mariano BenlliureMariano BenlliureMariano Benlliure was a Spanish sculptor, who executed many public monuments and religious sculptures in Spain, working in a heroic realist style.... - Antonio Cánovas del CastilloAntonio Cánovas del CastilloAntonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for his role in supporting the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy to the Spanish throne and for his death at the hands of an anarchist assassin, Michele Angiolillo.-Early career:Born in Málaga as the son of...
(1828-1897), prime minister, by Catalan sculptor Agustí Querol SubiratsAgustí Querol SubiratsAgustí Querol i Subirats was a prominent Spanish sculptor, born in Tortosa, Catalonia. - Life :... - Eduardo Dato e IradierEduardo Dato e IradierEduardo Dato e Iradier was a Spanish political leader. He served three times as Spanish Prime Minister: from 27 October 1913 to 9 December 1915, from 11 June 1917 to 3 November 1917, and from 28 April 1920 till his death...
(1856-1921), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano BenlliureMariano BenlliureMariano Benlliure was a Spanish sculptor, who executed many public monuments and religious sculptures in Spain, working in a heroic realist style.... - José CanalejasJosé CanalejasJosé Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...
(1854-1912), prime minister, by sculptor Mariano BenlliureMariano BenlliureMariano Benlliure was a Spanish sculptor, who executed many public monuments and religious sculptures in Spain, working in a heroic realist style....
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.