Villa de Madrid

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Villa de Madrid
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Location, Location, Location

• Central part of Spain
• High altitude

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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

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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

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Fashion Capital

• Madrids Fashion week
• Madrids ban on models that are too skinny

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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.

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Palacio Real
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Puerta de Alcalá
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Fuente de Neptuno
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Works Cited

• http//www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2006/09/2
  4/style_fashion/photoessay2036372.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