Convent of the Descalzas Trinitarias, Madrid

The Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians, in Madrid

The Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians of San Ildefonso is a historic monastery of Madrid, where Miguel de Cervantes rests. The Madrid audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this place of contemplation, the burial place of the greatest Spanish writer.

The monastery where Cervantes rests

The Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians of San Ildefonso, in Spanish Trinitarias Descalzas, is a monastery installed in the former palace of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. It is their daughter, the Infanta Joanna of Austria, who decided to found this convent there in the sixteenth century. But its fame is due above all to a major fact: it is here, in the church of this convent, that Miguel de Cervantes was buried, the author of Don Quixote, considered the greatest writer of the Spanish language and one of the fathers of the modern novel, who died in Madrid in 1616. The quarter that surrounds the convent, the Literary Quarter, owes much to this presence. A place of memory and faith, this monastery still inhabited by a religious community is discovered with respect, in tribute to the memory of Cervantes.

What to see

Here you evoke, with respect, the monastery installed in the former palace of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, founded by their daughter the Infanta Joanna, whose church shelters the burial place of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote who died in Madrid in 1616, who gave its soul to the Literary Quarter. The Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians is a place of memory of Madrid. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians lies in the Literary Quarter, in the heart of Madrid, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the street; it is a convent still inhabited by a religious community, whose access and hours follow their own conditions. It is best to check them before coming and to respect the character of the place.

Who is buried in the Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians of Madrid?

Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, considered the greatest writer of the Spanish language, who died in Madrid in 1616; the convent, installed in the former palace of Charles V, was founded by the Infanta Joanna of Austria.