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Plaza del Álamo

Miraflores de la Sierra, Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, Madrid

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Plaza del Álamo

Curiosity · Miraflores de la Sierra, Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, Madrid

Plaza del Álamo

In June 1962 Vicente Aleixandre dedicated the poem "El Álamo" to the old tree that presided over this square, brought down by Dutch elm disease in the winter of 1989-1990; the space was remodelled in 2006 as a monument to old age.

Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid (CC BY 3.0 es)

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