Mejorada del Campo

Mejorada del Campo
Municipality
Aerial view
Seal
Mejorada del Campo
Coordinates: 40°23′48″N3°23′9″W / 40.39667°N 3.38583°W / 40.39667; -3.38583
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Community of Madrid
Area
• Total	17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population  (2018) [1]
• Total	23,241
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Mejorada del Campo is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid.

History

Mejorada del Campo is first mentioned in a 1247 document, as one of the several places belonging to the personal lordship of the Bishops of Segovia south of the Sistema Central. ^[2] Mejorada was incorporated to the Crown's dominions and properties in 1574. ^[3]

Architecture

The town is known for its Cathedral of Justo. It is the magnum opus of former monk, Justo Gallego Martínez, who begun its construction on 12 October 1961. The historic Chapel of San Fausto also stands in the town.

See also

• Avianca Flight 011, a Colombian airliner that crashed in this town.

References

Citations

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Bartolomé Herrero 1996, p. 200.
3. Bartolomé Herrero 1996, p. 213.

Bibliography

• Bartolomé Herrero, Bonifacio (1996). "El señorío temporal de los obispos de Segovia en la Edad Media" . Anuario de Estudios Medievales. 26 (1). Madrid: Editorial CSIC: 191–219. doi: 10.3989/aem.1996.v26.i1.689 .

External links

• "Catedral" Documentary by Aliocha and by Alessio Rigo de Righi
• Ayuntamiento de Mejorada del Campo
• Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral