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The Regiones Devastadas reconstruction of Villanueva de la Cañada

Villanueva de la Cañada, Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid

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The Regiones Devastadas reconstruction of Villanueva de la Cañada

Curiosity · Villanueva de la Cañada, Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid

Image of Villanueva de la Cañada, not of the place itself.

The village was destroyed in the Battle of Brunete of July 1937, when the church of Santiago served as an observation post for the 49th Brigade; the Directorate General of Devastated Regions rebuilt it entirely after the war.

Photo: Zarateman (CC0)

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