Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso - Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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N 40° 28.975 W 003° 21.783
30T E 469229 N 4481422
Fundado a finales del siglo XV, fue declarado Bien de Interés Cultural en 1914 // Founded at the end of the 15th century – BIC since 1914
Waymark Code: WM195FK
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 11/29/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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[ES] Panel informativo bilingüe, castellano e inglés, con un escueto resumen de la historia de este edificio.

En la versión en castellano podemos leer:

”COLEGIO MAYOR
DE SAN ILDEFONSO

Fundado por el cardenal Cisneros en 1499, su fachada es una de las más bellas del Renacimiento español. En su interior destacan el patio de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, la Capilla de San lldefonso, que alberga el sepulcro del cardenal Cisneros, en mármol de Carrara, obra de Bartolomé Ordónez (que asumió el encargo tras fallecer Domenico Fancolli), el Patio Trilingüe y el Paraninfo donde cada 23 de abril se entrega el premio Cervantes de Literatura. Actualmente alberga el rectorado de la Universidad de Alcalá”


[EN] Bilingual sign, Spanish and English, with a synopsis of the history of this building.

In the English version we can read:

"SAINT ILDEPHONSE
COLLEGE

It was founded by Cardinal Cisneros in 1499 as the main college of the old University of Alcalá. It has one of the most outstanding façades of the Spanish Renaissance. Inside, The Santo Tomás de Villanueva courtyard, the Trilingüe courtyard, and the Paraninfo (Main Hall) stand out. Every 23rd April, the Cervantes Prize Award Ceremony is held at the Paraninfo The college chapel, San IldefonsoChapel, houses Cisneros tomb made of Carrara marble, which was carved by Bartolomé Ordóñez. Nowadays it is the seat of the present-day University of Alcalá's rectorate.”

Group that erected the marker: Ayuntamiento de Alcalá de Henares

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Plaza de San Diego, s/n
Alcalá de Henares, España


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