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Olmeda de la Cebolla changes its name

Olmeda de las Fuentes, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

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Olmeda de la Cebolla changes its name

Historical milestone · Olmeda de las Fuentes, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

Image of Olmeda de las Fuentes, not of the place itself.

The municipality abandoned the place name Olmeda de la Cebolla for the present one, which alluded to the abundance of springs in the district. Around 1960 a group of painters headed by Álvaro Delgado settled in the village.

29 de septiembre de 1953

Photo: Benjamín Núñez González (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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