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MADRID

Capital del Reino de España

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MADRID

Madrid es la capital de España y de la Comunidad de Madrid. También conocida como la Villa y Corte, es la ciudad más grande y poblada del país. Como capital del Estado, Madrid alberga las sedes del gobierno, Cortes Generales, ministerios, instituciones y organismos asociados, así como la residencia oficial de los reyes de España. Es el principal centro financiero y empresarial de España. Es sede del tercer mayor mercado de valores de Europa, del segundo de ámbito latinoamericano y de varias de las más grandes corporaciones del mundo.

Los orígenes de la ciudad son objeto de revisión tras los recientes hallazgos -en su perímetro más antiguo- de enterramientos visigodos, así como de restos que se remontan a los carpetanos o periodo prerromano. Estos recientes hallazgos confirman las teorías que sostienen varios autores acerca del posterior asentamiento fortificado musulmán de Maǧrīţ (del siglo IX), asentado sobre un vicus visigodo del siglo VII llamado «Matrice» o matriz, arroyo.

No sería hasta el siglo XI que Madrid es incorporado a la Corona de Castilla, tras su reconquista por Alfonso VI de León y Castilla en 1083. A partir de ese momento Madrid comienza un proceso lento pero constante de crecimiento, que abarca todo el periodo medieval (alta y baja Edad Media) hasta llegar a ser, a finales del siglo XV, una de las principales ciudades de Castilla. Resultado de todo este proceso, sería su designación como sede de la Corte por Felipe II en 1561, convirtiéndose en la primera capital permanente de la monarquía española. Desde ese mismo año de 1561 Madrid experimentó un crecimiento exponencial en tamaño y población, alcanzando a finales del siglo XIX más de medio millón de habitantes sobre el suelo de la ciudad consolidada. Con la incorporación de España a la Comunidad Europea, Madrid creció y se consolidó como un referente entre las grandes capitales europeas.

En la actualidad, Madrid organiza ferias como FITUR, Madrid Fusión, ARCO, SIMO TCI, el Salón del Automóvil y la Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. Es un influyente centro cultural y cuenta con museos de referencia internacional entre los que destacan el Museo del Prado, sin duda uno de los más importantes del mundo, el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía y el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

HISTORY OF MADRID

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the Community of Madrid. Known also as the Villa and Corte, it is the largest and most populated of the country. As it is the capital city of the State, in Madrid we can find the seats of government, the Cortes Generales, ministries, institutions, as well as the official residence of the king and queen of Spain. It is the main financial and business centre nationwide. It is the third largest stock market in Europe and the second in the Latin American sphere. Madrid also houses several of the world biggest companies.

Due to the recent discovery of a Visigothic burial and other pre-Roman and Carpetani archaeological remains, the origin of the city is being revised. These discoveries prove various authors’ theories, which hold that there is a later Muslim hill fort (Maǧrīţ, 9th century), constructed over a Visigothic vicus form the 7th century called ‘Matrice’ (meaning stream).

We have to wait until the 11th century to see Madrid as part of the Crown of Castile in 1083, after it was conquered again by Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Since this moment, Madrid starts its slow but constant growing process, which last until the end of the medieval period. At the end of the 15th century, Madrid becomes one of the most important cities in Castile. As a result of this process, in 1561 Philip II fixed Madrid as seat of the Court, turning the city into the first capital of the Spanish monarchy. Since this year, Madrid experienced an exponential growth of size and population, reaching at the end of the 16th century more than a million of inhabitants. As a consequence of the incorporation of Spain into the European Economic Community, Madrid developed and became a role model among the big European capitals.

Nowadays, Madrid organizes fairs, such as FITUR, Madrid Fusión, ARCO, SIMO, TCI, the Madrid International Auto Show and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. It is an influent cultural centre, where we can visit some museums of international reference: Museo del Prado, Museo Reina Sofía, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

also as the Villa and Corte, it is the largest and most populated of the country. As it is the capital city of the State, in Madrid we can find the seats of government, the Cortes Generales, ministries, institutions, as well as the official residence of the king and queen of Spain. It is the main financial and business centre nationwide. It is the third largest stock market in Europe and the second in the Latin American sphere. Madrid also houses several of the world biggest companies.

Due to the recent discovery of a Visigothic burial and other pre-Roman and Carpetani archaeological remains, the origin of the city is being revised. These discoveries prove various authors’ theories, which hold that there is a later Muslim hill fort (Maǧrīţ, 9th century), constructed over a Visigothic vicus form the 7th century called ‘Matrice’ (meaning stream).

We have to wait until the 11th century to see Madrid as part of the Crown of Castile in 1083, after it was conquered again by Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Since this moment, Madrid starts its slow but constant growing process, which last until the end of the medieval period. At the end of the 15th century, Madrid becomes one of the most important cities in Castile. As a result of this process, in 1561 Philip II fixed Madrid as seat of the Court, turning the city into the first capital of the Spanish monarchy. Since this year, Madrid experienced an exponential growth of size and population, reaching at the end of the 16th century more than a million of inhabitants. As a consequence of the incorporation of Spain into the European Economic Community, Madrid developed and became a role model among the big European capitals.

Nowadays, Madrid organizes fairs, such as FITUR, Madrid Fusión, ARCO, SIMO, TCI, the Madrid International Auto Show and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. It is an influent cultural centre, where we can visit some museums of international reference: Museo del Prado, Museo Reina Sofía, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.

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Capital del Reino de España

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