Mejorada del Campo

Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain
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40°23′48″N 3°23′9″W / 40.39667°N 3.38583°W / 40.39667; -3.38583CountrySpainAutonomous communityCommunity of MadridArea
 • Total17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi)Population
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 • Total23,241Time zoneUTC+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 has a self built Cathedral of Justo which is still under construction since 12 October 1961. It is the magnum opus of former monk, Justo Gallego Martínez. The historic Chapel of San Fausto 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


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