The history of Madrid: From the moors to modernity - Lemmy.world

I didn’t get a pay wall, but just in case, here’s a 12ft link [https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyextra.com%2Fperiod%2Fgeneral-history%2Fmadrid-history%2F]. This is a very nice article summarizing the history of my favorite city, Madrid. You wouldn’t believe it now because today it seems like such a dry place, but during most of its history it was a strategic spot because it had lots of water in an area that was far from the sea.