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Guadarrama is a town in the Community of Madrid in Spain.
Pop: 13032 (winter, 2006 census), approx. 60000 (summer).
Co-ordinates .
Founded by Arabs, Guadarrama achieved the status of "villa" under Fernando V of Castile (II of Aragon) on November 22, 1504. Fernando VI ordered the building of a road to Corunna through the Pass of Guadarrama, which saw intensive fighting during the Spanish Civil War. As a result, after the Spanish Civil War Guadarrama had to be rebuilt almost completely.
After a short period in which it was famous for its tuberculosis sanatoriums, it has become important as a tourist location and a second residence for Madrid inhabitants.
The Sierra de Guadarrama is visited by Madrid residents seeking colder temperatures. It was the location for some scenes in the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire.
Guadarrama may refer to:
Geography:
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Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range in the Central System, Spain
- Guadarrama National Park, a National Park in the Sierra
- Guadarrama Tunnel, a tunnel across the Sierra
- Guadarrama, a municipality in Spain
- Guadarrama (river), Spain
People:
- Amador Lugo Guadarrama (1921–2002), Mexican painter and engraver
- José Guadarrama Márquez, Mexican politician
- José Alberto Guadarrama (born 1972), Mexican soccer player
- Sergio Guadarrama, founder of Celestino, a Manhattan women's eveningwear company
- Sonny Guadarrama (born 1987), American soccer midfielder
The Guadarrama is a river in Spain. A tributary of the Tagus, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, Guadarrama has its source in the Siete Peak, part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the Community of Madrid, in the central part of the country, at an altitude of .