Church of Santiago Apóstol de El Álamo Monument · El Álamo, Comarca Sur, Madrid The church founded in 1474 by Gonzalo Chacón was left in ruins in the Civil War by the explosion of a powder magazine; the present one, designed in 1964 and finished in 1974, preserves the old font and the image of the Christ of Health. Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid (CC BY 3.0 es) What to see and do in El Álamo