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A staple of post-war Madrid (Madrid de la posguerra) was the widespread use of ration coupons. [71] Meat and fish consumption was scarce, resulting in high mortality due to malnutrition. [ 72 ] Due to Madrid's history as a left-wing stronghold, the right-wing victors considered moving the capital elsewhere (most notably to Seville ), but such ...
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King Philip II (ruled 1556–1598) moved the Spanish court to Madrid in 1561. Philip had the Retiro enlarged under the direction of his architect Juan Bautista de Toledo , who also formally laid out tree-lined avenues.
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Part of Madrid's city plan circa 1900 showing the location of the Quinta del Sordo Francisco de Goya purchased the home on February 27, 1819 [ 5 ] from a prior owner who was deaf. The house was initially composed of just two main rooms, each measuring 9 by 4.5 meters, and was decorated with rural motifs before Goya purchased it. [ 6 ]
The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid; [komuniˈðað ðe maˈðɾið] ⓘ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (Meseta Central). Its capital and largest municipality is Madrid, which is also the capital of the ...
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