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Statue of Catherine of Aragon
Queen Catherine (r. 1509-1533) enjoyed a distinguished lineage as the daughter of “The Catholic Monarchs,” Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, leaders of the Spanish Reconquista. Catherine married the heir to the English throne, Prince Arthur, but after he died in 1503, she married his brother, Henry VIII, upon his accession to the throne in 1509. Catherine was popular with the English people, but her marriage was annulled in 1533 after she failed to give her husband a much-desired male heir. She spent her final years in exile, living in several English Castles and forbidden to see her only child, Princess Mary.
The bronze statue of Catherine is on the grounds of the Archepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares - near Madrid - where she was born. Built in 2007 by Manuel González Muñoz, it depicts Catherine as a young lady in a long gown. In her left hand, she grips books, paying tribute to her promotion of education, and a rose, the symbol of her husband’s Tudor dynasty.
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