The Community of Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, located in the center of the country. Madrid is both the capital and largest city of Spain and has been the capital since the 16th century. The Community of Madrid as a distinct region was only established in 1983. Madrid contains many famous attractions like the Prado Museum, which houses works by renowned artists such as Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, Titian, and Rubens. The Retiro Park is also a popular attraction.

1. THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID

2. COMMUNITY OF MADRID
The Community of Madrid is one ot the seventeen autonomous communities of
Spain. It is located at the center of the country.

3. Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain. It's the capital of
the Kingdom of Spain from the 16th century. But the Community of
Madrid, as a differentiated region, exists only from 1983.

4. Madrid is a beautiful city, with a lot of attractions for the visitor:
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The Prado Museum, one of the world's finest collections of
European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based
on the former Spanish Royal Collection.
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Diego Velázquez
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Francisco de Goya
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El Greco
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Titian
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Peter Paul Rubens
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Hieronymus Bosch
are some of the highlights of the collection.

6. The Retiro Park

10. MÓSTOLES, OUR TOWN

11. The Madrid Metropolitan Area comprises the city of Madrid
and 20 surrounding municipalities. It has a population of
6,321,398 people and covers an area of 5,335.97 square
kilometres.

12. Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the
autonomous community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest
from central Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but
expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.

13. Móstoles has about 200.000 residents.

14. Móstoles became famous on May 2, 1808, when, although it was only a small
village, his major, Andrés Torrejón, declared war on France. This followed the
Dos de Mayo Uprising the same day in Madrid which started the Peninsular
War.

15. Móstoles has grown very quickly in the last forty years. It
isn´t a beautiful city, but it has a lot of interesting places.
For instance, the theatre of El Bosque:

16. The Art Centre “2 de Mayo”, opened in May 2008, a crucial
facility for the Madrid art scene.

17. And, last but not least, our school, the Miguel de Cervantes
School.