Urraca of Zamora - Death and Burial

Death and Burial

At the end of her life, she retired to a monastery where Leon remained until her death in 1101, one being buried in The Royal Pantheon in Basilica of San Isidoro where lie her parents and two siblings, King García of Galicia and Infanta Elvira of Toro.

In the tomb stone in which were deposited the remains of the infanta was carved the following epitaph Latino:

H. R. DOMNA URRACA REGINA DE ZAMORA, FILIA REGIS MAGNI FERDINANDI. HAEC AMPLIFICAVIT ECCLESIAM ISTAM, ET MULTIS MUNERIBUS DITAVIT. ET QUIA BEATUM ISIDORUM SUPER OMNIA DILIGEBAT. EJUS SERVITIO SUBJUGAVIT. OBIIT ERA MCXXXVIIII...NOBILIS URRACA JACET HOC TUMULO TUMULATA HESPERIAEQUE DECUS HEU TENET HIC LOCULUS HAEC FUIT OPTANDI PROLES REGIS FREDENANDI. AST REGINA FUIT SANCTIA QUAE GENUIT CENTIES UNDECIES SOL VOLVERAT ET SEMEL ANNUM CARNE QUOD OBTECTUS SPONTE.