Vallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas (population 240,917) and Villa de Vallecas (population 65,162). The Villa of Vallecas was an independent village until 1950 when it became part of Madrid. Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Vallecas is also known for its working-class eccentric inhabitants who are very proud of their district and name it familiarly as Vallekas or Valle del Kas. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

The local pride coalesces around the Rayo Vallecano football team. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish Segunda División B football club based in Vallecas, a neighborhood in South East Madrid. ...

During the decades of fascist Franco regime, Vallecas earned its reputation as a neighbourhood of resistance to right-wing leadership. The name Franco may refer to: Francisco Franco, Dictator of Spain from 1936 to 1975 Francois Luambo Makiadi, a Congolese musician and founder of the band OK Jazz active from the 1950s to 1980s ...

In this tradition, Vallecas is also home to Spain's most renowned Ska-Punk band Ska-P, popular all over Europe and famous for its anarchist and leftist lyrics. SKA-P is a ska punk band formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1994, that could be categorized, politically, as an extreme leftist musical group. ...

External links

• Todo Cultura (in Spanish)

Famous is the park of the Seven Boobies, named formerly for its simmilarity with a boob