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Compañía De Los Ferrocarriles De Madrid A Zaragoza Y Alicante
The Madrid, Zaragoza and Alicante railway (MZA) - also known in Spanish language, Spanish as ''Compañía de los ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y a Alicante'' - was a Spanish railway company founded in 1856 that became one of the most important companies in the railway sector, along with its great rival, the ''Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España'' (known simply as "Norte".) The rivalry between MZA and Norte stemmed from competing financial families at the time, namely the Rothschild family, Rothschilds and Pereire brothers, Pereires. MZA rapidly expanded its railway concessions to encompass key routes in Extremadura, New Castile (Spain), New Castile, Andalusia, and Levante, Spain, Levante, thereby gaining control of a significant market. MZA also constructed Atocha Station in Madrid, Murcia del Carmen railway station, del Carmen Station in Murcia, Zaragoza-Portillo railway station, Campo Sepulcro (later El Portillo Station) in Zaragoza, and Seville-Plaza d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranjuez Station
Aranjuez () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid. Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of the Tagus, a bit upstream of the discharge of the Jarama. , the municipality has a registered population of 59,762. Aranjuez became one of the Patrimonio Nacional, Royal Estates of the Monarchy of Spain, Crown of Spain in 1560, during the reign of Philip II of Spain, Philip II. Until 1752, only royalty and nobility were allowed to dwell in the town. The cultural landscape of Aranjuez was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001. Name There are several theories about the origin of the name. The most widely-accepted one states that it comes from Basque language, Basque and derives it from ''arantza'' ("Crataegus, hawthorn" in English). Another theory, attributed to Padre Martín Sarmiento, a Benedictine scholar who lived about a century after the founder of Aranjuez, Philip II of Spain, claims the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
