If you head toward Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace along Calle Mayor, then in one of the squares adjoining it, you can notice the small but beautiful building of Sacramento Church. This 17th-century architectural monument is the only thing that remains of the Monastery of Santisimo Sacramento. It was founded by the Duke of Uceda back in 1615, then was partially destroyed during the Civil War, and was later completely demolished to make way for a residential quarter. Sacramento Church served as the monastery's main church, and it alone managed to survive to the present day.
Looking at the facade of Sacramento, it is impossible not to notice the small figure of an angel installed here in memory of the tragedy that occurred on this spot on May 31, 1906. During the passage of the wedding cortege of King Alfonso XIII and Princess Victoria from the Church of Saint Jerome to the Royal Palace, the anarchist Mateo Morral dropped a bomb from a balcony, hidden in a bouquet of flowers. 30 people watching the procession were killed; however, the royals were not harmed. The terrorist fled, but he was soon caught. However, the citizens of Madrid never got to see him receive the punishment he deserved - due to the guards' carelessness, Morral ended his life by suicide.
