Spotlight on Madrid Spain

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Spotlight: Madrid, Spain
The famous Tio Pepe sign towers over the Puerto del Sol in Madrid. Puerto del Sol means gateway, however this was demolished in 1570 to widen the square.

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Madrid became Spain’s capital simply through its geographical position at the centre of Iberia. When Felipe II moved the seat of government here in 1561 his aim was to create a symbol of the unification and centralization of the country, and a capital from which he could receive the fastest post and communications from each corner of the nation. The … Read More

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