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Museum of la Batalla del Jarama

Morata de Tajuña, Las Vegas, Madrid

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Museum of la Batalla del Jarama

Monument · Morata de Tajuña, Las Vegas, Madrid

The Museo de la Batalla del Jarama brings together, at the El Cid inn in Morata de Tajuña, a collection of objects gathered from the battlefield: pierced helmets, safe-conducts, ration cards, maps, coins and press from the front. Everything comes from the Battle of the Jarama, one of the great engagements of the Civil War, fought between 6 and 27 February 1937 when the insurgent army tried to cut Madrid's communications with Valencia and take Arganda del Rey; the fighting, involving the XI, XII, XIV and XV International Brigades, took place between the Jarama river and Morata de Tajuña, with the republican forces grouped under general José Miaja. The republican defence not only halted the siege of Madrid but also delayed the end of the war.

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