CASTILIAN AND SPANISH REGALIA

CASTILE:
The crown and the sceptre of Queen Isabella I the Catholic of Castile are kept in the Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) in Granada.


The crown and sceptre of Queen Isabella the Catholic. The Royal Chapel in Granada. ©ARB

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SPAIN:
The Spanish regalia are kept in the Patrimonio Nacional in Madrid and include:
-Crown of Spain (1775),
-Sceptre (early 17th century).

Queens Isabella II and Victoria Eugenia (Alfonso XIII's consort) had small personal crowns.


The Crown of Spain (1775)

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CASTILIAN AND SPANISH CORONATIONS

CASTILE-LEÓN:
NAJERA, CHURCH OF ST MARY (Nájera, Monasterio de Santa María la Real):
1217: Ferdinand III the Holy


Nájera, the Church of St Mary. ©ARB

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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, CATHEDRAL OF ST JAMES (Catedral de Santiago de Compostela):
1126: Alfonso VII the Emperor


The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. ©ARB

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SEVILLE CATHEDRAL (Sevilla, la Catedral):
The last coronation in Castile took place in 1296 (pretender John I)
1252: Alfonso X the Learned


The Cathedral of Seville. ©ARB

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SPAIN:
Coronation was never introduced in Spain. Spanish kings were usually inaugurated at simple ceremonies of accession and oath-takings in the Cortes.

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CASTILIAN AND SPANISH ROYAL RESIDENCES
(The list includes only the most important and existing royal residences)

ARANJUEZ:
Royal Palace (Palacio Real; summer residence built for Philip II).

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BARCELONA:
The Royal Palace of Pedralbes (Palau Reial de Pedralbes; an early 20th c. palace which served since 1926 as a royal residence of King Alfonso XIII in Barcelona, now housing museums).


The Royal Palace of Pedralbes in Barcelona. ©ARB

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EL ESCORIAL:
Royal Palace (Monasterio de San Lorenzo el Real; residence built for Philip II, includes a royal palace, a monastery and a royal mausoleum).


The Royal Palace of El Escorial
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig)

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GRANADA:
Alhambra (a Renaissance palace of Charles I built within Moorish Alhambra).

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LA GRANJA DE SAN ILDEFONSO:
Palacio de la Granja de San Ildefonso (royal residence built for Philip V in 1720).

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MADRID:
Royal Palace (Palacio Real; the official residence of the Spanish king).


The Royal Palace in Madrid. ©ARB

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MADRID:
Zarzuela Palace (Palacio de la Zarzuela; the home of the Spanish Royal Family since 1962).

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PALMA DE MALLORCA:
The Royal Palace of l'Almudaina (Palau Reial de l’Almudaina; mediaeval royal palace of kings of Mallorca and kings of Aragon. Later used by Spanish kings. Nowadays it serves as the official residence of the Spanish king in Palma de Mallorca).


The Royal Palace of l'Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca
(reproduced courtesy of Mr Marc van Gemert)

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PALMA DE MALLORCA:
Palacio Marivent (summer residence of the Spanish Royal Family).

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RIOFRIO NEAR SEGOVIA:
Real Sitio de Riofrio (royal palace built for Queen Isabella Farnese in 1752).

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SAN SEBASTIAN (Donostia):
Palacio Miramar (a residence built for Queen Maria Cristina in 1893 and used by the Spanish Royal Family until 1972; now the property of the city of San Sebastián housing various cultural institutions).


The Palacio Miramar at San Sebastián. ©ARB

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SEGOVIA:
Alcazar (mediaeval royal residence).

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SEVILLE (Sevilla):
Realez Alcazares (mediaeval royal palace built for Peter I).

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TOLEDO:
Alcazar (Charles I’s fortress-palace).

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TORDESILLAS:
Convento de Sta Clara (former royal palace of King Peter I the Gruesome of Castile and monastery).