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The primitive urban nucleus of Madrid (Majriṭ) was founded in the late 9th century (from 852 to 886) as a citadel erected on behalf of Muhammad I, the Cordobese emir, on the relatively steep left bank of the Manzanares. [1] Originally it was largely a military outpost for the quartering of troops. [1]
1831 – Bolsa de Madrid founded. [11] 1832 – Lhardy patisserie in business. [12] 1835 – Ateneo de Madrid founded. 1836 Biblioteca Nacional established. [7] Literary University relocates to Madrid. 1840 – Monumento a los Caidos por España inaugurated. 1843 – Museo Naval de Madrid inaugurated. [13] 1850 – Teatro Real opera house opens.
As of 2015, the most recent big park in the municipality is the Valdebebas Park. Covering a total area of 4.7 km 2 (1.8 sq mi), it is sub-divided in a 3.4 km 2 (1.3 sq mi) forest park (the Parque forestal de Valdebebas-Felipe VI ), a 0.8 km 2 (0.31 sq mi) periurban park as well as municipal garden centres and compost plants. [99]
The earliest record of Homo genus representatives living in Western Europe has been found in the Spanish cave of Atapuerca; a flint tool found there dates from 1.4 million years ago, and early human fossils date to roughly 1.2 million years ago. [1]
The architect of the first phase of Charles III's reforms was one such Italian, Leopoldo de Gregorio - a man of humble origins whose ability as a military supplier for the Neapolitan army impressed the king and raised him to royal prominence. Created "Marquis of Esquilache" in 1755, Gregorio was one of Spain's leading statesman from the arrival ...
The Instituto Arqueológico de Madrid, in the sixties and seventies, performs some tasks aimed at protecting the first and second enclosure, since both had been declared "monuments" in the fifties. Thus, were carried out archaeological campaigns in some areas as the Cuesta de la Vega -between 1972 and 1975- or the Calle Mayor.
Pages in category "History of Madrid" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... This page was last edited on 1 February 2019, ...
On February 9, 1851, the first railroad station in Madrid was inaugurated under the name of Estación del Mediodía ("Midday station", currently Atocha station). The history of Madrid's streetcars dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, and was considered a popular means of transport and an alternative to automobiles.