Pinto, Madrid

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Pinto is a town in the southeast of Madrid (Spain) (40°15′N 3°42′W).

Formerly, the belief was that Pinto sitted on the geographic middle of the Iberian Peninsula, of there is name, that it comes from the Latin Punctum, "point".

1 Límits
2 History
- 2.1 Religious monuments
- 2.2 Civilian monuments
3 Culture
4 Famous locals
5 Demography
6 Economy
7 Administration
8 Neighborhoods
9 Fiestas
10 Leisure
11 Nature
12 Future projects
- 12.1 Short-terme projects
- 12.2 Long-term projects
13 See too
14 External links

[edit] Límits

To North: Getafe.
To South: Torrejón de Velasco and Valdemoro.
To East: San Martín de la Vega.
To West: Parla and Fuenlabrada.

[edit] History

[edit] Religious monuments

Ermita de San Antón ("Saint Anthony Abbot hermitage"). Its environment is now transformed by the construction of a mall.
Ermita del Cristo ("Christ hermitage") In its interior is a crucified Christ that it enjoys great popular fervor.
Iglesia parroquial de Santo Domingo de Silos ("Parish of Saint Dominique of Silos")

[edit] Civilian monuments

Éboli tower, wher the princess of Eboli was held.
Centro Cultural Infanta Cristina. It was thought until recently that this building, then known as Casa de la Cadena (House of the Chain), provided accommodations for the Catholic Monarchs, but serious historical studies deny such possibility.
Centro Municipal de Cultura ("Local Culture Center")
Francisco Rabal Town Theatre.

[edit] Culture

A Spanish proverbial phrase is estar entre Pinto y Valdemoro, literally "being between Pinto and Valdemoro", meaning "being neither here nor there", "being undecided".

Pinto theatrical group

[edit] Famous locals

Gonzalo de Arteaga, local chronist, writer and archaeologist.
Carlos Lapeña Morón, writer.
Pilar Oraá, sculptress.
Diana Abad, gymnast.
Rosario de Acuña, writer.
Justo Ortega, Justito, pro-recycling movement leader.
Alberto Contador, Liberty Seguros cyclist.
José Crespo, local photographer for 50 years.
Augusto Klappenbach, university professor

[edit] Demography

Evolución demográfica
1889	1900	1920	1930	1950	1960	1970	1975	1982	1990	1998	2005
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37.559

[edit] Economy

[edit] Administration

Mayors list
Legislature	Name	Group
1979-1983	Carlos Penit	PCE
1983-1987	Carlos Penit	PCE
1987-1991	Carlos Penit	IU
1991-1995	Gloria Razábal	IU
1995-1999	Antonio Fernández	PSOE
1999-2003	Antonio Fernández	PSOE
2003-2005	Antonio Fernández	PSOE
2005-2007	Juan Tendero	PSOE

[edit] Neighborhoods

El Prado
La Tenería
Parque Europa
Buenos Aires
La Cristina
Los Bidones
La Calera
Puerta Pinto
La Estación
Las Mercedes
La Indiana
El Egido

[edit] Fiestas

Fiesta de San Antón, January 17
Fiestas del Cristo, From June 3 to June 12
Asunción de María|Nta. Sra. de la Asunción, August 15
Domingo de Silos|Santo Domingo de Silos, December 20

[edit] Leisure

Juan Carlos I park.
Commercial centre Plaza Éboli.

[edit] Nature

Regional park of the Southeast.

[edit] Future projects

[edit] Short-terme projects

Installation of sound baffles in sensitive zones.
Plan of support al local commerce (that contrasts with the construction of the shopping center, supported by the City Hall).
Celebration of top-level sports tournaments.
La Tenería 2 (zone of urbanizations at north of the municipal term).
Railway station of train in La tenería 1.

After two large urban development operations, the image of the town has changed drastically while services and facilities have not matched the fast population growth.

[edit] Long-term projects

Project of construction of an automobile complex, that would include: High speed circuit (Including Formula One and MotoGP competitions, zone of gokart racing, R&D and commercial and hotel complexes.
Punctum millennium, great residential zone that supposedly would include fire station, police precinct, University, secondary school, public school, mini water park (announced al beginning of the project), luxury residences with plot, buildings of Official Protection (as buffer between the luxure residences and the racetrack).