Pinto, Madrid
Encyclopedia
Pinto is a town in the south of the autonomous community of Madrid, central Spain
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Formerly, the belief was that Pinto sat on the geographic middle
of the Iberian Peninsula
, hence its name comes from the Latin
Punctum, "point".
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...
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Formerly, the belief was that Pinto sat on the geographic middle
Centre (geometry)
In geometry, the centre of an object is a point in some sense in the middle of the object. If geometry is regarded as the study of isometry groups then the centre is a fixed point of the isometries.-Circles:...
of the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
, hence its name comes from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Punctum, "point".
Limits
- To the North: GetafeGetafeGetafe is a city in the southern zone of the Madrid metropolitan area, Spain, and one of the most populated and industrialized cities in the municipality. The city is home to one of the oldest Spanish military air bases, as well as the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid...
- To the South: Torrejón de VelascoTorrejón de VelascoTorrejón de Velasco is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain....
and ValdemoroValdemoroValdemoro is a municipal district, located in the Southern zone of the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain. Located 27 kilometers from the capital, Valdemoro is officially part of the comarca of La Sagra, though it is generally also included in the Madrid metropolitan area.The municipality has... - To the East: San Martín de la VegaSan Martín de la VegaSan Martín de la Vega is a town in Spain. It is located in the Comarca de Las Vegas, in the Community of Madrid. It had a population of 18,256 in 2009.It is home to the church of Natividad de Nuestra Señora .-External links:*...
- To the West: ParlaParlaParla is a municipality of the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain. It is located in the southern part of the autonomous community, approximately 20 km from the capital, Madrid. , it has a population of 120,182.- History :- Origins :...
and FuenlabradaFuenlabradaFuenlabrada is a city and municipality located in the Madrid Metropolitan Area, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located to the southwest of the community, 22,5 km far from the capital, and had a population of 197,836 in 2009. Is the fourth biggest town of Madrid after the capital, Móstoles...
Main sights
- Ermita de San Antón ("Saint Anthony Abbot hermitage"). Its environment is now transformed by the construction of a mall. The hermitage had been rebuilt during the 19th century.
- Ermita del Cristo ("ChristChristChrist is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
hermitage") In its interior is a crucified ChristCrucifixA crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
that enjoys great popular fervor. - Iglesia parroquial de Santo Domingo de Silos ("Parish of Saint Dominique of Silos")
- Éboli tower, where 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 accommodation for the Catholic MonarchsCatholic MonarchsThe Catholic Monarchs is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; they were given a papal dispensation to deal with...
, but serious historical studies have disproved such a possibility. - Centro Municipal de Cultura ("Local Culture Center")
- Francisco RabalFrancisco RabalFrancisco Rabal , perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas, a small town in the province of Murcia, Spain....
Town Theatre - Regional park of the Southeast
External links
- Official website
- Pinto at the Instituto Nacional de EstadísticaInstituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....