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Capital and most populous city of Spain.
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Spain
27 linksCountry in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea.
Country in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea.
Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Bilbao.
Community of Madrid
24 linksOne of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain.
One of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain.
Its capital and largest municipality is Madrid, which is also the capital of the country.
Köppen climate classification
25 linksOne of the most widely used climate classification systems.
One of the most widely used climate classification systems.
Madrid, Spain (Csa, bordering on BSk)
Spanish Civil War
14 linksCivil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.
Civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.
However, rebelling units in almost all important cities—such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, and Málaga—did not gain control, and those cities remained under the control of the government.
Museo del Prado
11 linksThe Prado Museum (Museo del Prado ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid.
Barcelona
15 linksCity on the coast of northeastern Spain.
City on the coast of northeastern Spain.
With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan.
Peninsular War
10 linksThe military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
The military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
In 1812, when Napoleon set out with a massive army on what proved to be a disastrous French invasion of Russia, a combined allied army defeated the French at Salamanca and took the capital Madrid.
Toledo, Spain
12 linksCity and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
City and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.
In 1561, during the first years of his son Philip II's reign, the Royal Court was set in Madrid.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
8 linksSpain's national museum of 20th-century art.
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art.
It is located in Madrid, near the Atocha train and metro stations, at the southern end of the so-called Golden Triangle of Art (located along the Paseo del Prado and also comprising the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza).