Titulcia

Titulcia is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

Titulcia
The Jarama river at Titulcia
Seal
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Titulcia
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°8′12″N 3°34′12″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
ProvinceMadrid
ComarcaLas Vegas
Government
  MayorFuencisla Molinero Cuenca
Area
  Total9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation
509 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,304
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateBSk

Of supposedly Roman origin, Titulcia is situated on the ancient military road from Emerita Augusta and Cesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza. With the arrival of the Arabs, the city was razed, but regained its previous significance during the reconquest, and thereafter taking the name of Bayonne (c. 1208)

Its strategic position was recognized by the French occupiers during the Napoleonic Wars, who held it until 1814. After the defeat of the French the town recovered its original name at the insistence of King Fernando VII.

The city was destroyed, for the fifth time in its history, during the Spanish Civil War, during which time it was the divisional headquarters of Republican forces.

Fiestas

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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