S3, Ep : 56. Granada’s Royal Chapel: Where Spain’s History Rests

Spanish Loops · Sep 2, 2026 · 29m

There’s a place in Granada where history doesn’t simply sit behind glass or on the pages of a textbook. It’s right there, in front of you and carved into stone, painted on walls, buried beneath the floor, and wrapped up in one of the most fascinating stories of Spain.

The Royal Chapel of Granada is the final resting place of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic Monarchs. And yet, their decision to be buried here was not quite as straightforward as you might imagine.

Originally, Toledo had been chosen as their burial place. So why Granada?

Fran and I take…