The carving of the virgin, made in 1810, raises great passions among its devotees. Nearby is the Ermita de la Soledad, a 17th century baroque building where the image of the virgin that bears its name is venerated. In fact, its wines have the Denomination of Origin Wines of Madrid. Since then and until now, if there is something that defines this municipality is its wine tradition. A century later, with the arrival of the Society of Jesus in the municipality, the monks converted it into a farmhouse and added the winery, which became the most important in the region of Madrid. The Casa del Rey, a small palace from the end of the 16th century, also stands out. In front of this house was the home of Cervantes' mother, where, according to different Cervantes studies, the most illustrious writer of our literature was born. The House of Bishop Sancho Granado, near the Church of San Juan Bautista, dates from the 18th century and has a typical baroque façade with a split pediment, topped by the family's noble coat of arms. Among these is the Sagrario Chapel, where a tombstone commemorates Cervantes' maternal grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents, who are buried inside the church. From the walls of the church hangs an important collection of paintings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, distributed along its five chapels. Inside you can see a beautiful altarpiece from the Convent of Calatayud dating from the first half of the seventeenth century. Special mention to its Church of San Juan Bautista, built in the late seventeenth century, with its characteristic tower of 57 meters high. History, tradition, nature and modernity merge in the Arganda of today.Īlmost half of the municipality is located within the Southeast Regional Park, a protected environmental area and an enclave where nature and fauna make up a perfect place to enjoy with the family.Īrganda also has important historical monuments. Arganda del Rey is located 27 kilometers southeast of the capital.
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