El Escorial

Proper noun

Meaning

A historical residence of the King of Spain in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid.

A municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain.

Examples

On November 3, 1593 he was baptized in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, sponsored by Philip II, after whom he was named. Source: Internet

Heraldry Ancestry Family Philip and Anna banqueting with family and courtiers, by Alonso Sánchez Coello Cenotaph of Philip and his family at El Escorial. Source: Internet

Indeed, when his health began failing, he worked from his quarters in the Palace-Monastery-Pantheon of El Escorial he had built. Source: Internet

Influenced the layout of El Escorial. Source: Internet

In January 1980 his remains were transferred to El Escorial in Spain. Source: Internet

She was buried in the grounds, until moved to the Cripta Real del Monasterio de El Escorial. Source: Internet

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