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History of Torrejón de Ardoz

The settlement and foundation of Torrejón de Ardoz occurred in the years of the reconquest of Alcalá de Henares after the Muslim occupation. In 1118, the Christians, with Alfonso VII, recovered Alcalá and its land, where the Torrejón border fortification was included.

During the Middle Ages, Torrejón was part of the Ecclesiastic Lordship belonging to the Archbishopric of Toledo. The most important “Villa” was Alcalá, and Torrejón depended on it both administratively and legally. In the middle of the 16th century, the inhabitants of Torrejón (214 neighbours) saw the need to be independent from Alcalá.

Some families justified their request mentioning reasons such as the distance to ask King Carlos I, through the Archbishopric of Toledo, to be awarded a Charter of Privilege. From then on, Torrejón was under the direct control of the Archbishopric of Toledo and became a “Villa”.

During the reign of King Felipe II, some knights tried to buy the “Villa”, so the neighbours requested the King that their “Villa” be integrated in the Crown and abandon the Archbishopric of Toledo’s jurisdiction. The Crown accepted and as of 1 January 1575 the King became the sole owner of the “Villa”, breaking any tie with the Archbishopric of Toledo, except for some land in Soto de Aldovea, that continued belonging to the Archbishopric of Toledo until the 19th century.

According to the Geographical, Statistical and Historical Dictionary of Spain by Pascual Madoz, Torrejón belongs to the Madrid province and Territorial Court, Judicial District of Alcalá de Henares, General Captaincy of New Castile, Diocese of Toledo.

Torrejón de Ardoz has been a town with a farming and cattle breeding tradition, lacking industry and trade of interest until well into the 20th century, with notable changes such as the opening of the automobile industry base and the experimental field of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology. In the 1950’s the US Air Base started operating. In 1970 industrial estates and blocks of flats started being built.

Culture in Torrejón de Ardoz

• City Museum
• Icon Museum
• La Caja del Arte Performing Arts Centre

Parks in Torrejón de Ardoz

• Parque Europa (Europe Park): It is the most important green and leisure area in Torrejón de Ardoz. It covers a surface of 233,000 m² and has replicas of the most emblematic monuments of Europe's major cities, such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Trevi Fountain or the Eiffel Tower, among other. In addition, it has an original piece of the Berlin Wall. More than 5,000 trees, 60,000 bushes and 120,000 season flowers were planted when the park was established. It covers an area of 190,000 m² of green areas and three lakes.
• Water Park
• Grand Park
• Fresnos Park
• Berna Park
• Tres de Abril Park
• Orbasa Park
• Carmen Laforet Park
• Girasol Park
• Adolfo Suárez Park
• Zarzuela Park

Restaurants in Torrejón de Ardoz

Some of the restaurants in Torrejón de Ardoz are as follows: Asador Castilla, Quirós, La Casa Grande, Plaza Mayor, Chacabuco…