The town charter of Galapagar Historical milestone · Galapagar, Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid Image of Galapagar, not of the place itself. Juana of Castile and Carlos I granted Galapagar the title of town, confirmed in Toledo on 20 April 1529. The municipality afterwards went on losing its old alfoz, from which places such as Colmenarejo, separated in 1630, emancipated themselves. 24 de diciembre de 1523 Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Galapagar