Móstoles
Encyclopedia
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.
To some extent it is a dormitory suburb of Madrid
, but it is also home to several polígonos (industrial estates). The city also hosts the main campus of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
.
Politically, the city has moved from the left to the right in recent years. Since 2003, the mayor
of Móstoles has been Esteban Parro del Prado (Partido Popular
).
the same day in Madrid which started the Peninsular War
. A resident of Móstoles, Manuela Malasaña
, became a popular heroine of the uprising that day; a subway station in Móstoles and a neighbourhood in Madrid are named after her.
-styled church of La Asunción, whose tower provides a home for storks; the Baroque
hermitage
of La Virgen de los Santos (17th century) and the Monument to the Mayor (1908), located in Pradillo Square.
), a commuter train line (line C-5 Cercanías Madrid
), local and regional bus lines and several major freeways (A-5 (Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon), M-50) and toll highways (R-5).
Madrid (autonomous community)
The Community of Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located at the center of the country, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Castilian Central Plateau . The community is also conterminous with the province of Madrid and contains the capital of Spain, which is also...
. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central 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...
. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.
To some extent it is a dormitory suburb 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...
, but it is also home to several polígonos (industrial estates). The city also hosts the main campus of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Rey Juan Carlos University
King Juan Carlos University is a public university located in Móstoles , and distributed into four campus: Madrid, Móstoles, Alcorcón and Fuenlabrada.It's named after king Juan Carlos I of Spain...
.
Politically, the city has moved from the left to the right in recent years. Since 2003, the mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Móstoles has been Esteban Parro del Prado (Partido Popular
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
).
History
Móstoles became famous on May 2, 1808, when, although it was only a small village, one of its two mayors, Andrés Torrejón, declared war on France, following the Dos de Mayo UprisingDos de Mayo Uprising
On the second of May , 1808, the people of Madrid rebelled against the occupation of the city by French troops, provoking a brutal repression by the French Imperial forces and triggering the Peninsular War.-Background:...
the same day in Madrid which started the Peninsular War
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
. A resident of Móstoles, Manuela Malasaña
Manuela Malasaña
Manuela Malasaña Oñoro, a 15-year-old seamstress from Madrid, Spain, was one of the townspeople who lost their lives during the May 2, 1808 uprising in Madrid against the troops of Napoleon I of France during the Peninsular War....
, became a popular heroine of the uprising that day; a subway station in Móstoles and a neighbourhood in Madrid are named after her.
Main sights
Some of the most important monuments in Móstoles are; the MudéjarMudéjar
Mudéjar is the name given to individual Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus who remained in Iberia after the Christian Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity...
-styled church of La Asunción, whose tower provides a home for storks; the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
of La Virgen de los Santos (17th century) and the Monument to the Mayor (1908), located in Pradillo Square.
Transportation
Móstoles is connected to other suburbs and to central Madrid by the Metrosur line (line 12, Madrid MetroLine 12 (Madrid Metro)
Line 12, also known as MetroSur, is a line of the Madrid Metro. Opened on 11 April 2003, Line 12 is a circular line that is not in fact in Madrid, but links five suburban towns and one small village south of Madrid, serving around 1 million people. The towns linked by Line 12 are Alcorcón, Leganés,...
), a commuter train line (line C-5 Cercanías Madrid
Cercanías Madrid
Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of RENFE, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. The system is infamous for being the target of the 11 March 2004...
), local and regional bus lines and several major freeways (A-5 (Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon), M-50) and toll highways (R-5).
Notable people
- Iker CasillasÍker CasillasIker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both...
, Football player - Ruben de la RedRubén De la RedRubén de la Red Gutiérrez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.He made a name for himself at Getafe after emerging through Real Madrid's cantera...
, Football player - Rafael MartínezRafael Martínez (gymnast)Rafael Martínez Barrera is a Spanish artistic gymnast. He has represented Spain at the World Championship, European and Olympic Level....
, gymnast - Christian Gàlvez Montero, actor and TV presenter
External links
- Town Hall
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, University Rey Juan Carlos.
- Penya Barcelonista de Móstoles