- Príncipe Pío
" or "The Shootings on the Príncipe Pío Hill", Francisco de Goya, 1814.]
La montaña del Príncipe Pío is the name of a hill in the western part of
Madrid ,Spain .It is 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 May1808 were executed there on the morning of3 May , as painted byFrancisco de Goya .Around the 1960s, the barracks were demolished to make room for the
Parque del Oeste ("West Park"). The former location of the Barracks is now the site of theTemple of Debod , a Nubian temple given by the Egyptian government to Spain in gratitude for Spanish help in saving antiquities during the building of theAswan Dam .tation
Príncipe Pío is also the name of a
commuter train station and travel interchange at the bottom of the hill near the San Vicente gate.Formerly known as Estación del Norte, it used to be an important interurban train terminal. The rail traffic is now primarily commuters on theRENFE "cercanías " network. It is also ametro station , serving lines 6, 10, and the Ramal ("branch line") of theMadrid Metro .The Ramal is a point-to-point shuttle line which links Principe Pio with the station at Ópera.There is a bus station, which makes use of a tunnel network.External links
* [http://www.artehistoria.com/genios/cuadros/13.htm The executions on Principe Pio Hill] by Francisco de Goya (in Spanish).
* [http://museoprado.mcu.es/i34.html The executions on Principe Pio Hill] by Francisco de Goya (in English).
* [http://www.geocities.com/strategic1936/PRINCIPEPIO.html History of the Station with old pictures] . In Spanish.
* [http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/h/p-haes2.htm Tileworks in the Principe Pio Mountains] . Painting byCarlos de Haes .
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