Monastery of el Paular stormfront.org Type: Monastery Location: municipality Rascafria » Latitude: 40.88900640 Longtitude: -3.88787270 Website: http://www.monasterioelpaular.com/ Construction of the Monastery of el Paular near Rascafría was started in August 1390 by John I, King of Castile. It was the first in the kingdom of Castile and the sixth in Spain