Pantheon of Illustrious Men
The Pantheon of Illustrious Men (Spanish: Panteón de Hombres Ilustres) 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.
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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 |
Notable interments
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
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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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
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Tomb of Antonio Cánovas
External links
Media related to Pantheon of Illustrious Men at Wikimedia Commons
- Baumert, Thomas; Márquez, Carmen Paradinas; Padilla, Andrés Sánchez (2020-07-03). A History of Spanish Institutions. ESIC Editorial. ISBN 978-84-17914-89-9.
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