Carabanchel Bajo

Carabanchel Bajo (or Carabanchel de Yuso) was a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Madrid. It was on the right (south) bank of the Manzanares and enjoyed a healthier climate than Madrid as well as beautiful views of that city of which it is now a part.

The settlement was founded by the mid-15th century, when a group of neighbors moved there and the Church of San Pedro was built. ^[1] The village (just like the neighbouring Carabanchel Alto, together collectively known as Los carabancheles) became a favourite location for the construction of quintas for the leisure of the Madrilenian bourgeoisie and aristocracy in the 18th century. ^[2] Annexed by the municipality of Madrid on 29 April 1948, ^[3] its former territory currently comprises part of the districts of Latina, Carabanchel and Usera.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1900	5,862	—
1920	13,242	+125.9%
1930	31,010	+134.2%
1948	36,262	+16.9%
Source: López Gómez (1983) [4]

References

Citations

1. Sánchez Molledo 2018, p. 73.
2. Sánchez Molledo 2018, p. 74.
3. Alcolea Moratilla & García Alvarado 2005, p. 313.
4. López Gómez 1983, pp. 42, 54.

Bibliography

• Alcolea Moratilla, Miguel Ángel L.; García Alvarado, José María (2005). "Cambios municipales en la Comunidad de Madrid (1900-2003)" (pdf). Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense. 25. Madrid: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 307–330. ISSN   1988-2378.
• López Gómez, Antonio (1983). Los transportes urbanos de Madrid. Madrid: Instituto «Juan Sebastián Elcano». Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN   9788400055240.
• Sánchez Molledo, José María (2018). "Los carabancheles, evolución urbana". La creación del Gran Madrid. Anexión de municipios limítrofes (PDF). Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. pp. 71–134. ISBN   978-84-940473-7-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-21.

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