Curiosities of Madrid, part XII !!!

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I take you back to my dear Madrid !! love it !! I like to continue the saga of my dear Madrid with new pictures from my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, This is again my lost walking trails of wonderful sublime Madrid, Therefore, let me tell you about curiosities of Madrid, part XII !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. 

Beatriz Galindo, aka la Latina, born around 1465 in Salamanca, and died on November 23, 1535 in Madrid, was a Madrid-based personality and Spanish educator, a long-time member of the court and advisor to queen Isabel the Catholic. She also founded and managed several social and religious institutions in Madrid, Beatriz saw the deaths of both her sons Fernán (1529) and Nuflo (1525 or 1526). When she died in 1535, she had 14 living grandchildren. Her descendants formed the noble houses of Bornos (Fernán branch) and Rivas (Nuflo branch). Since 1999, the statue of La Latina has presided over the crossroads between Paseo de Extremadura and Plaza de la Puerta del Ángel, opposite the prominent Neo-Mudejar Church of Santa Cristina, a place of long historical memory. The statue incorporates educational symbols and Latin text, reflecting Galindo’s role as a 15C scholar and royal tutor. Madrid honors the memory of Beatriz Galindo in several ways: with the name of Calle Beatriz Galindo in the Jardines de Las Vistillas gardens, and with the place names of two divisions of the city, which allude to her by her nickname. The La Latina neighborhood in the old town owes its traditional name to the former hospital and convent founded by Beatriz Galindo next to the Plaza de la Cebada. Furthermore, in 1971, the city council named one of the districts resulting from dividing Carabanchel, which emerged in 1948 from the annexation of the villages of Carabanchel Alto y Bajo, into three, Latina. The Latina district which should not be confused with, nor is adjacent to, the neighborhood of the same name erected a monument to Beatriz Galindo in 1999 in the Puerta del Ángel square: a colossal bronze statue depicting the lady seated at her supposed desk. Visitors can reach the monument by taking Metro Line 6 to the Puerta del Ángel station and walking north.

The Madrid tourist office on La Latina district : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/madrid-neighbourhoods/latina

The Parque de El Capricho(a whim)is a park and green area located in the Alameda de Osuna neighborhood, next to Juan Carlos I Park in the Barajas district and near the airport of Madrid. It was ordered to be built by the Duchess of Osuna between 1787 and 1839. It has an area of 14 hectares. It is credited with English, French and Italian references, from the time it was built, which are a reflection of the artistic influences of the park’s designers. It is the only garden of Romanticism in Madrid. Examples of this are the maze of bushes, buildings, such as the palace, the small hermitage, or the beautiful ballroom, as well as the creeks that run through it and ponds, where you can find swans and ducks.

The Madrid tourist office on Capricho park: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/parque-del-capricho

The Parque de la Bombilla, on 13 hectares running parallel to the Parque del Oeste (see post) by which can communicate with Passarella’s trails. The park is located between the Avenida de Valladolid, Ciudad Universitaria, and the old North Station (see post principe pio) that is bisected by train of the cercanias lines C7  and C10. Each June 13 the park is host to the festivities of Saint Anthony  as well as the circus in winter and the summer cinema showing in summer.  It has a tracing from the Royal Palace (see post) where in the old days royal carriages took the nobility by the Calle Bailén, to the forest of  El Pardo. This tree lined road was given the name of the Senda del Rey  and part of it can still be done inside the park.  At the end of the 19C it was changed into municipals garden center and the tramway cars.  In the interior of the park there are benches, prairies, stair terraces where water runs,a lake and a fountain. You can reach it on metro lines 6 and 10  Príncipe Pío ,and buses lines 41, 46, 75,  and N20; also cercanias lines  C1, C7, C10 ,and regional at Principe Pio.

The Madrid tourist office on parque de la Bombilla: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/parque-bombilla

The Palacio de Cristal de Arganzuela or Crystal Palace is located on the premises of what was once part of the Municipal Slaughterhouse of Arganzuela and has an area of ​​7,100 m². It was popularly known as the Nave de Patatas or potato warehouse, and its large rectangular structure of steel profiles are preserved, which is used as a botanical museum with plants from various parts of the world. It is located on Paseo de la Chopera, next to the Manzanares River, the municipal slaughterhouse was built between 1908 and 1924 as Slaughterhouse and Municipal Cattle Market.

The Madrid tourist office on the Arganzuela palace greenhouse: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/invernadero-del-palacio-de-cristal-de-arganzuela

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, A love affairs with my Madrid, as do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this trip in our hearts forever, Again, hope you enjoy this post oncuriosities of Madrid, part XII !!! 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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