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Aravaca
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Location of the Aravaca neighborhood in the Moncloa-Aravaca|Moncloa-Aravaca district, Madrid thumb|200px|Santa Maria church of Aravaca Aravaca is a ward (Barrio) of the city of Madrid, in Moncloa-Aravaca district. It is from the city centre, on the other side of Casa de Campo park. The population of the barrio is 29,547 (January 2006), divided into three areas: Aravaca (23,145), Valdemarín (4,000) and El Plantío (2,469)
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thumb|200px|Location of the Aravaca neighborhood in the Moncloa-Aravaca|Moncloa-Aravaca district, Madrid thumb|200px|Santa Maria church of Aravaca Aravaca is a ward (Barrio) of the city of Madrid, in Moncloa-Aravaca district. It is from the city centre, on the other side of Casa de Campo park. The population of the barrio is 29,547 (January 2006), divided into three areas: Aravaca (23,145), Valdemarín (4,000) and El Plantío (2,469)
==History== During the Spanish Civil War, Aravaca was on the front line for three years in the Siege of Madrid (1936-39). One may still find military bunkers used by Franco's attacking troops in the parks and woods. The old town was completely devastated and was rebuilt in the forties. Dating from this years are the parish church and some houses in Baja de la Iglesia street, all designed in the old Castilian style.