The Plaza Mayor of Chinchon !!!

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Great pleasure in bringing you back to my dear Spain! Again, this is a memorable post on wonderful architecturally and historical town, I am updating on a new post on this monument with older pictures ,and new texts and links for you and me, Thanks for those who have follow me thru the years , appreciated. Let me tell you about the Plaza Mayor of Chinchon !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

My favorites areas since childhood, Comunidad de Madrid or old Castile, of which Madrid is part and also Chinchon. I have written before on Chinchon, and hope you have read the posts. However, this is the main monument me think, and would like to tell you on this monument recently renovated by the City to continue hosting bullfights.

First a bit of Spanish geography and directions.  Chinchón is located in the region of Las Vegas, 44 km from Madrid. From Madrid you can reach Chinchón by the highway A-3 taking the detour of the M-307, shortly before reaching Arganda. From there take the roads M-311 and then the M-313 to Chinchón. It can also be reached by the A-4, taking the turnoff of the M-404, shortly after Valdemoro, which takes us through Ciempozuelos and Titulcia to Chinchón. From Conde de Casal (next to metro station same name) bus stop in Madrid you can take bus line 337, to Chinchon terminus Valdelaguna.

The Plaza Mayor of Chinchón is an example of popular architecture. The first houses with arcades and balconies were built in the 15C, and was completely closed in the 17C. It has a circular shape ,covered with sand, and a simple structure, clear, tidy and hierarchical. The buildings are of three floors, with white houses on arcades, wooden balconies painted in green and red-tiled roofs, it’s like the Middle Ages! And 234 wooden balconies called Claros or clear, supported by standing with shoes type columns offering a breathtaking view of the bullfights and other regularly-held shows on the square. Bars, restaurants and other taverns hide behind the arcades.

Since its construction, the Plaza Mayor has hosted numerous activities such as Royal celebrations, proclamations , corral of comedies, games of canes, bullfights, executions, sacramental rites, religious, political and military acts, as well as serving as a set for the  Cinema such as the bullfighting scene of the film Around the World in 80 Days, circus show in The Fabulous World of the Circus.

The bullring model followed by the town of Chinchón was the traditional one from the Middle Ages, adapting the space of the Plaza Mayor. At this time, it was rectangular. In 1738, two famous bullfights were held during the inauguration of Principe Felipe of Bourbon, son of Felipe V, as Count of Chinchón. By this time, the bullring already had a configuration similar to its current one. Over time, the corners flattened and it grew in size, remaining in place until 1880, when “Frascuelo” donated the famous small platform, which appears to have come from the old Madrid Bullring. This measure elevated the bullring’s status, with people watching the bullfights from the balconies, carts, and beneath the platform, a traditional custom in Chinchón until 1968, when the bullring was renovated to adopt its current design, both in terms of size and location of the stands. The corrals have always occupied the ground floor of the City/town hall. Recently, again the City has renovated the enclosure around it.

The town of Chinchon on its heritage: https://ciudad-chinchon.com/turismo/en/conoce-chinchon/lugares-interes/edificios-historico-artisticos.php

The Comunidad de Madrid regional tourist office on Chinchon: https://www.visitmadrid.es/donde-ir/villas-madrid/chinchon

The Madrid tourist office on Chinchon : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/chinchon

There you go folks, a nice day in Chinchon a typical Madrileno town not far from Madrid and yet in the countryside. Wonderful monuments full of nice architecture and great history, worth the detour, me think. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Plaza Mayor of Chinchon !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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