Brunete
Encyclopedia
Brunete is a town outside Madrid
, Spain
. There was a major battle
fought there during the Spanish Civil War
. The battle, while a stalemate, was seen as a tactical victory for the Spanish Nationalist Forces. Francisco Franco
is known to have gone hunting there during his rule.
It is located 28 km. from the centre of Madrid.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. There was a major battle
Battle of Brunete
The Battle of Brunete , fought 15 miles west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War...
fought there during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. The battle, while a stalemate, was seen as a tactical victory for the Spanish Nationalist Forces. Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
is known to have gone hunting there during his rule.
It is located 28 km. from the centre of Madrid.
External links
- Brunete - Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid