Villa de Madrid
Location, Location, Location
• Central part of
Spain
• High altitude
Bit of History
• Occupied since pre-historic times
• First historical data 9th century by
Muhammad I
• Originally named Majerit
• Sephardi Jews and Moors continued to live
in the city until they were expelled at the
end of the 15th century.
• Devastated by large fire in late 1400s
• During the 1500s, Sevilla controlled
commerce with Spanish colonies but Madrid
controlled Spain
• Carlos III (1716-1788), one of the most
popular kings, made Madrid a modern city
• May 1808 Napoleon took the city
Bit of History continued
• One of the most affected cities during the Spainsh
Civil War in 1939
• During the Civil War that Madrid became the first
city to be bombed by airplanes specifically
targeting civilians in the history of warfare
• Francisco Franco dictatorship during the 1960s
• March 11, 2004 Madrid suffered terrorist attack said
to be the worst massacre since Civil War
• December 2006 suffered another terrorist attack
• Lost in the running to host Olympic 2012 games to
London
Fashion Capital
• Madrid’s Fashion
week
• Madrid’s ban on
models that are
“too skinny”
Real Madrid
• Established in 1902
• Numerous Spainsh
Cups
• In Spain, all but
three
championships
since 1985 have
been won by either
Real Madrid or
Barcelona.
Palacio Real
Puerta de Alcalá
Fuente de Neptuno
Works Cited
• http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2006/09/24/style_fashion/photoessay2
036372.shtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid
• http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/07/06/world_cup_economics.php
• http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma2601.htm
• www.madrid.world-guides.com/monuments.html