Madrid, Spain

Spanish Nobel laureate novelist, poet, and essayist known for his intense prose and challenging vision of human vulnerability

Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist who pioneered modern neuroscience and won the Nobel Prize for his work on the nervous system's structure

Spanish Romantic poet who wrote the beloved collection 'Rimas y leyendas' and ranks among Spain's most important literary figures after Cervantes

Argentine-Spanish footballer who led Real Madrid to five consecutive European Cup victories and is considered the greatest player in the club's history

Leading Spanish Baroque painter in the court of King Philip IV and a master of the Spanish Golden Age, considered one of the greatest artists in Western art history

Distinguished Spanish dramatist, poet, and Catholic priest of the Golden Age, celebrated as 'the Spanish Shakespeare' and one of the greatest playwrights in history for his many verse dramas

Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate, and one of the foremost dramatists of the 20th century

Spanish playwright, civil engineer, mathematician, and statesman who was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature for his role in reviving Spanish drama

King of Spain from 1665 to 1700, Charles II was the last Habsburg monarch whose death without children sparked the War of the Spanish Succession

Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious works, intense chiaroscuro, and still-lifes, often called the 'Spanish Caravaggio'

King of Spain, previously Duke of Parma and King of Naples and Sicily, known for advocating enlightened absolutism and regalism during his reign