Historical place archive

El Escorial in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at El Escorial in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1584–1700

Historical events in El Escorial

1584

1584
Escorial Completion
Philip Habsburg · House of Habsburg

Completes the royal monastery and palace complex of El Escorial

1700

November 1700
Burial
Charles II · House of Habsburg

Charles II is buried in the royal pantheon at El Escorial.

Provenance

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