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Madrid

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Madrid , city (1990 pop. 3,120,732), capital of Spain and of Madrid prov., central Spain, and the focus of its own autonomous region, on the Manzanares River. The newest of the great Spanish cities, it lacks the traditions of the ancient Castilian and Andalusian towns. Lying on a vast open plateau, it is subject to extremes of temperature; the daily variation is sometimes 40°F (22°C). Madrid is almost in the exact geographic center of Spain and is the nation's chief transportation and administrative center. Its commercial and industrial life developed very rapidly after the 1890s and is... Read more
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... back to the 18th century. His father, Miguel de la Madrid Castro, placed a high premium on formal education for ... secondary, and university schooling. Miguel de la Madrid completed his law studies at the National Autonomous ... The Economic Thought of the 1857 Constitution." De la Madrid's professional ... Read more
New Madrid
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition New Madrid , city (2000 pop. 3,334), seat of New Madrid co., extreme SE Missouri, on Mississippi River at the sweeping New Madrid Bend; inc. 1808. A river port, the city is protected by high levees; cotton, wood products, and telecommunications ... Read more

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Free Article The Dean of Local Politics.(Art Madrid)(Brief Article)
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Proceso; 4/25/2004
Free Article Madrid Pushes Ahead With Metro Expansion.(Brief Article)
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