Argüelles (Madrid)

Argüelles
Interactive map of Argüelles
CountrySpain
RegionCommunity of Madrid
MunicipalityMadrid
DistrictMoncloa-Aravaca

Argüelles is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. As of 1 July 2019, it had a population of 24,257 inhabitants.[1] It is 0,755758 km2 in total area.[2] The Cerralbo Museum is located in the neighborhood.[3]

History

The neighborhood bears the name of Agustín Argüelles,[4] the legal guardian of Queen Isabella II. The first streets were chiefly named after influential members of the Royal Court.[4] Planned in the mid 19th century,[5] its urbanization started by 1856, on plots part of the Príncipe Pío hill.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Población por distrito y barrio". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Relación de barrios (superficie y perímetro)". Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  3. ^ Gámez, María (27 January 2025). "El palacio que fue pensado para ser un museo: 100 años del Cerralbo, la joya escondida de Madrid". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  4. ^ a b Bravo Navarro 2009, p. 8.
  5. ^ Díez de Baldeón García 1993, p. 231.
  6. ^ Gómez Iglesias 1968, p. 23.

Bibliography

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