Carabanchel Bajo
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Carabanchel Bajo (or Carabanchel de Yuso) was a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Madrid.
The settlement was founded by the mid-15th century, when a group of neighbors moved there and the Church of San Pedro was built.[1] Straddling the right (south) bank of the Manzanares and enjoying a healthier climate than Madrid and beautiful sights of the latter, the village (just like the neighbouring Carabanchel Alto, together collectively known as Los carabancheles) became a favourite location for the construction of quintas for the leisure of the Madrilenian bourgeoisie and aristocracy in the 18th century.[2] Annexed by the municipality of Madrid on 29 April 1948,[3] its former territory currently comprises part of the districts of Latina, Carabanchel and Usera.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 5,862 | — |
1920 | 13,242 | +125.9% |
1930 | 31,010 | +134.2% |
1948 | 36,262 | +16.9% |
Source: López Gómez (1983)[4] |