Sol in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Fray Matías de Irala

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022

1. Fray Matías de Irala Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En este lugar
estuvo el Monasterio
de la Victoria donde el grabador
Fray Matías de Irala
tenia su celda y taller
calcografico
1680-1753

(In this place stood the Victoria Monastery where the engraver Friar Matías de Irala (1680-1753) had his cell and printmaking workshop.)

Erected 1991 by Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the City of Madrid - "Yellow Diamond" series list.

Location. 40° 24.998′ N, 3° 42.095′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Sol. It is at the intersection of Calle de la Victoria and Cra de San Jerónimo, on the right when traveling north on Calle de la Victoria. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle de la Victoria 5, Madrid 28014, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Amador" (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jorge Luis Borges (about

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180 meters away); Juan Gris (about 180 meters away); Dos de Mayo Uprising Memorial (about 210 meters away); Monasterio de San Felipe (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Hans Christian Andersen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Francisco de Rojas Zorilla (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fonda de San Sebastián / San Sebastian Inn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Matías de Irala (Wikipedia, in Spanish). Overview (in translation):

Fray Matías de Irala Yuso (Madrid, 1680-1753) was a Minim friar, painter, and Spanish engraver. Baroque by training and tradition, close in decoration to the exuberant architectural portals of Pedro de Ribera or José Benito de Churriguera, who provided him with the drawing for an emblematic Hispanic Hercules in a rich cartouche of vegetal branches, he was also one of the introducers in Spain of the Rococo taste associated with the new Bourbon dynasty through his copying and imitation in printmaking of foreign models.

(Submitted on November 29, 2025.)

Fray Matías de Irala Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022

2. Fray Matías de Irala Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here above and to the right of the entrance to the Museo del Jamon.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.