Príncipe Pío is the name of a hill in the western part of Madrid, Spain. Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ...

It's named after the prince Pius of Savoy, who owned property there.

Later barracks (Cuartel de la Montaña) were constructed there. The Madrilene rebels who fought the Napoleonic invaders on 2 May 1808 were executed there on 3 May, as painted by Francisco de Goya. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... This article is about Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter. ...

The former location of the Barracks is the site now of the Debod Temple, an Nubian temple granted by the Egyptian government to Spain, thanking the Spanish help to save antiques during the building of the Aswan Dam. Map of Egypt showing the location of Aswan and Lake Nasser Aswan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. ...

Station

It's also the name of a commuter train station there. Formerly known as Estación del Norte, it used to be an important interurban train terminal. It is now primarily used by Renfe commuter rail traffic. It is also a metro station, serving lines 6, 10, and Ramal of the Madrid Metro. Sliding pavements communicate the station with the Opera metro station. A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ... A metro station is a train station for a metro. ... The Madrid Metro is the large metro system serving Madrid, the capital of Spain. ...

External links

• The Shootings at the Príncipe Pío Mountain (http://www.artehistoria.com/genios/cuadros/13.htm) by Francisco de Goya.
• History of the Station with old pictures (http://www.geocities.com/strategic1936/PRINCIPEPIO.html). In Spanish.
• Tileworks in the Principe Pio Mountains (http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/h/p-haes2.htm). Painting by Carlos de Haes.