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 is located in Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

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
• Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825-1903), prime minister
• Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897), prime minister
• Eduardo Dato e Iradier (1856-1921), prime minister
• José Canalejas (1854-1912), prime minister

Tomb of six Spanish liberal politicians

Tomb of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta

Tomb of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Tomb of José Canalejas

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• Media related to Pantheon of Illustrious Men at Wikimedia Commons
• Patrimonio Nacional | Pantheon of Illustrious Men

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