Jarama () is a river in central
Spain. It flows north to south, and passes east of
Madrid where the
El Atazar Dam is built on a tributary, the
Lozoya River. It flows into the river
Tagus in
Aranjuez. The
Manzanares is a tributary of the Jarama.
The Jarama in history
The Jarama was the scene of fierce fighting in 1937 during the
Spanish Civil War.
Nationalist forces crossed the river in an attempt to cut the main road from Madrid to the
Republican capital at
Valencia. Nationalist forces led by
Spanish Legionnaires and
Moroccan soldiers (
Regulares) of the
Army of Africa were confronted by forces from the Republic including the 15th
International Brigade.
The song
Jarama Valley, with lyrics referencing the battle, became popular among the Republican battalions.
In fiction
''El Jarama'' is a 1955 novel by
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (4 December 1927 – 1 April 2019) was a Spanish writer. In 2004 he was awarded the Premio Cervantes for his literary oeuvre.
He was married to fellow writer Carmen Martín Gaite.
Writing
Sánchez Ferlosio was born in R ...
about a group of working-class youngsters from Madrid meeting for a picnic by the river on a summer day. Its realistic dialog renovated Spanish novels, and it won the Premio Nadal (Nadal Prize) in 1955.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
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There's a Valley in Spain called Jarama (Song)
References
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Rivers of the Community of Madrid
Rivers of Spain
Tributaries of the Tagus
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha