Trabajo de Inglés de Candela

2. Its name comes from that in Torrelaguna there was a tower
and between Torrelaguna and Uceda there was a lagoon then
those of Uceda saw the tower and the lagoon together and
called Torrelaguna. It is a town in the Community of Madrid
capital of Spain.
It is located in the northwest of the Community of Madrid.
It has 4828 inhabitants and an area of 43.40 km2 and an
elevation of 740m and its population density is 113.55
hab./km2.
The town hall is in the town square and is made up of Mayor
Oscar and councilors Susana councilor for education, sports
and parties, Eduardo councilman for culture, road
maintenance,
Works and citizen participation (and also is the lieutenant
mayor) and Berta councilor of tourism and social services

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In Torrelaguna there is also a great variety of fiestas
(apart from the festivities) that are divided into two
types: the largest and the smallest.
Major: among the major festivals are the bosses
especially.
Minor: among the minors are the feast of crosses,
the brotherhoods brotherhoods and the pilgrimage of
the Virgin of the Piety.

4. In Torrelaguna there are several monuments and these are
some:
- The parochial church of the Magdalena of gothic style of
the 15th century
- Abbey of the Franciscan barefoot mothers of the 16th
century
- The chapel of our lady of the solitude of the 14th century
- The alfolí of the salt or Alhóndiga
- The Palace of the Salinas
- The position or council of 1515
- And the wall

5. In Torrelaguna there are many important people who were long
ago like these:
- Francisco Giménez de Cisneros (Cardinal Cisneros) (1436-1517)
- María de la Cabeza (11-12)
- Melchor de Liñán and Cisneros (17)
- Juan Manuel Montalban and Herranz (1806-1889)
- Luis Pérez and Antonio Martín Velasco
- Juan de Mena (1411-1453)
- Paulino Uzcudun and Eizmendi

6. As in Torrelaguna there are many important people there are
many stories about them and these are some:
Juan de Mena: was a Spanish poet who was born in 1411 in
Cordoba and died in 1456 in Torrelaguna. He was the son of a
noble family, studied at the University of Salamanca and later in
Italy, where he acquired a good command of Latin and
discovered the authors of the first Renaissance, while he held the
position of chronicler and secretary of Latin letters to the service
Of Juan II, king of Castile.
Cardinal Cisneros: was born in 1436 in Torrelaguna. He studied
in Torrelaguna and in Rome. He began his priestly career as
archdeacon of Uceda and vicar general and provisor of the
diocese of Siguenza and later, guardian and superior of the
convent of the Salceda after entering the Franciscan order in
1484.

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