Monastery of Yuste

For other uses, see Yuste (disambiguation).
Monastery of Yuste
Monastery of Yuste
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General information
LocationCuacos de Yuste, Spain
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The Monastery of Yuste is a monastery in the small village now called Cuacos de Yuste (in older works San Yuste or San Just) in the province of Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The monastery was founded by the Hieronymite order of monks in 1402.

It is the monastery and palace house in which Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Spain resided from after his abdication until his death.

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