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Madrit Spanish Map

editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:16:00 +0000

MADRID The capital of the Spanish kingdom lies at the foot of the Sierra Guadarrama 40 degrees north, a high plateau 650 meters above sea level. In winter it is quite cold, in summer dry and hot. Madrid is one of the cities in Europe with the greatest number of cloudless days. It has grown tremendously since the beginning of the century. The industries and urban developments spread along the main arteries and when one looks at a street map the irregular pattern of the old town stands out from the regular street pattern of its surrounding newer parts. Madrid

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Travel to Madrit Spanish

editor — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:03:00 +0000

HISTORY On the site where the castle stands today the Moors erected a fortress in the 9th century. At the time it was covered with thick forests and the name Madrid appears to have come from the Arab word ‘Meschrid’, which means ‘wood’. In 1083 the settlement was reconquered and the reign of the Moors broken. The Castilian kings often stayed here, but only Philip II of Spain finally made Madrid a capital and moved the government there from Toledo. In the Spanish Wars of Succession, Madrid was against the Habsburgs and in 1706 it was occupied by British and

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