Arganda del Rey

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Arganda del Rey is a Spanish municipality of the Madrid Community. It connects with the city of Madrid with the line 9 of underground.

[edit] History

The first definitive accession in the zone dates back to the Arabic presence in the Iberian peninsula. Nevertheless they have found archaeological remains of the epoch of the Romans, and some philologists agriman that the name of the municipality comes from the Latin " area canda " (white area). There exist Ptolomeo's Roman texts where several cities are mentioned as accessions preromanos (Carpetanos, concretly) between(among) that there is mentioned Alternia (Arganda).

In the 11th century Arganda is conquered by the Christians, but does not notably expand in population until the 14th century. Though the fact is not confirmed, it is said that this expansion is because of the abandonment of Valtierra and Vilchesdue due to an invasion of thermites. The majority of historians believe that the population increase is due to the pest of 1348.

Until 1581 Arganda belonged to the Archbishopric of Toledo. Philip II granted the title of Villa to the population, but economic problems of the municipality led to the sale to the Duke of Lerma in 1613. The people rebelled in the capture of what is known as Arganda's Riot.

The municipality grew due to industry vinícola and because of the construction of a railroad that connected Arganda to Madrid in 1843. The beginning of the 20th century saw the development of a sugar bowl, which started a process of industrialization and of great demographic expansion. The workers of the sugar bowl would rest to the advent of the Second Republic and the population would be a witness of exception in the Civil war with the Battle of the Jarama.

In the 1960s there was another population explosion, due to industrial growth. In 1960 6,000 inhabitants occupied Arganda, which grew to 22,000 inhabitants in 1981. The majority of the expansion came from the immigration of people of Andalusian and Extremaduran origin. More recently with the reception of immigrants, mostly from the Rumanian community, has led to a population in excess of 40,000 inhabitants.

[edit] Tourism

Historical buildings

• Valtierra's Hermitage. Session in Valtierra's former medieval village, the hermitage of Mudejar style was constructed in the first half of the 13th century. Presently in ruins, remains include the north front wall, the south wall and part of the west wall.

• Vilches's hermitage. Building of the 17th century, of baroque style. Remains are 3 kilometres of the hull úrbano of Arganda.