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VENUES IN SPAIN RELATED TO LOWRY ANCESTORS

REAL MONASTERIO DE NEUSTRA SENORA DE RUEDASantiago, Spain

Founded by Alfonso VII Raimundez of Castile (29th GGF of Tom Lowry)

CATHEDRAL OF LLEIDAFounded by James the Conqueror (31st GGF of Tom Lowry)

CHURCH OF SANTO ADRIANO DE TUNONFounded by Alfonso III the Great of Asturias (38th GGF of Tom Lowry)

BURGOS CATHEDRALFounded by Ferdinand III of Castile (25th GGF of Tom Lowry) who had taken

the land from the Muslims

CATHEDRAL SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELAA stained glass window features Alfonso IV of Castile (31st GGF of Tom Lowry)Berenguela Raimundo of Barcelona (20th GGM of Tom Lowry) is buried there

SANTA MARIA REAL(CATHEDRAL OF PAMPLONA)

Founded by Garcia III Sanchez (32nd GGF of Tom Lowry)Theobald I of Navarre (21st GGF of Tom Lowry) is buried there)

CATHEDRAL OF BARCELONACathedral of the Holy Cross and St Eulalia

Founded by Ramon I Berenguer (33rd GGF of Tom Lowry)Ramon I and his wife (Almodis de la Haute Marche; 33rd GGM of Tom Lowry) are

buried there

PALAU REIAL MAJORBarcelona, Spain

Royal residence of the Counts of Barcelona and Kings of Aragon

ST PAU DE CAMP MONASTERYBarcelona, Spain

Founded by Wilfrid the Hairy (32nd GGF of Tom Lowry)

SANTA MARIA LA REAL DE HUELGASBurgos, Spain

Founded 1187 by Alfonso VIII of Castile (27th GGF of Tom Lowry)Eleanor of Castile (24th GGM of Tom Lowry) and Edward I of England (24th GGF of Tom

Lowry) were married there

MONASTERY DE SANTA MARIA DE POBLETFounded 1151 by Alfonso VII Raimundez of Castile (29th GGF of Tom Lowry)

Royal Pantheon of the Kings of Aragon since James I the Conqueror (21st GGF of Tom Lowry)

HUESCA CATHEDRAL(CATHEDRAL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION)

Founded by James I the Conqueror (21st GGF of Tom Lowry)

CATHEDRAL DE HUESCABuilt during the reign of Ramiro I Sanchez of Aragon (32nd GGF of Tom Lowry)

Ramiro II Sanchez retired there as a monk (31st GGF of Tom Lowry) and was Abbot of the monastery

CATHEDRAL OF LLEIDA(LA SUE VELLA CATHEDRAL)

The first stone was laid in 1203 by Peter II of Aragon (22nd GGF of Tom Lowry)

ROYAL PALACEMadrid, Spain

Statue of Fernan, Gonzalez (36th GGF of Tom Lowry)

ROYAL PALACEMadrid, Spain

Statue of Inigo Arista of Pamplona (40th GGF of Tom Lowry)

ROYAL PALACEMadrid, Spain

Statue of Wilfrid (the Hairy) Borrel (32nd GGF of Tom Lowry)

PARQUE DEL BUEN RETIROMadrid, Spain

Statue of Ferdinand IV of Castile (19th GGF of Tom Lowry)

NATIONAL ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUMMadrid, Spain

Sculpture of Peter the Cruel (17th GGF of Tom Lowry)

OTHER STATUES IN MADRID INCLUDE

– Ferdinand III of Castile (25th GGF of Tom Lowry – Royal Palace–Garcia Fernandez (35th GGF of Tom Lowry) –

Royal Palace– Swinthila of the Visigoths (48th GGF of Tom

Lowry)

CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DE MOUNT NARANCOOviedo, Spain

Built by Ramiro I of Asturias (41st GGF of Tom Lowry)

CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE(Cathedral of St Mary of the See)

Shrine of Ferdinand III of Castile (St Ferdinand) (25th GGF of Tom Lowry)

CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE(Cathedral of St Mary of the See)

Chapel of the Kings

• Tomb of Maria of Portugal (18th GGM of Tom Lowry)

• Tomb of Ferdinand III of Castile (25th GGF of Tom Lowry

• Tomb of Elizabeth of Hohenstaufen (25th GGM of Tom Lowry)

• Christopher Columbus is also buried in the cathedral

SYNAGOGUE OF SANTA MARIA LA BLANCAToledo, Spain

Built during the reign of Alfonso VIII of Castile (27th GGF of Tom Lowry)

ALCAZARSegovia, Spain

Originally a Roman FortressFortified by Alfonso VI of Castile (31st GGF of Tom Lowry)

CATHEDRAL OF TOLEDOPrimate Cathedral of St Mary de Toledo

Built in the reign of Ferdinand III of Castile (25th GGF of Tom Lowry)

CAPILLA REAL(Royal Chapel of Granada)

Founded by Ferdinand III (25th GGF of Tom Lowry)