{{For|the royal palace|Royal Palace of El Pardo}} {{Infobox settlement | name = El Pardo | settlement_type = Ward of Madrid | image_map = El Pardo.png | image_skyline = El Palacio de El Pardo.JPG | image_caption = The Royal Palace of El Pardo | area_total_km2 = | population_total = 3,657 | population_density_km2= | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain | subdivision_type1 = Aut. community | subdivision_name1 = 20px|border Madrid | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = 15px Madrid | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = 15px Fuencarral-El Pardo | elevation_m = 685 | postal_code = 2 8048 | population_demonym = Pardeño, Pardeña |website= }} '''El Pardo''' is a ward (''barrio'') of Madrid belonging to the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. As of 2008 its population was 3,656.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.munimadrid.es/UnidadesDescentralizadas/UDCEstadistica/Publicaciones/DemograPobla/CifrasPoblacion/Series/Ficheros/DistritosYbarrios/datos.xls 2008 Population statistics of Madrid] (xls)</ref>
==History== The ward was first mentioned in 1405 and in 1950 was an autonomous municipality of the Community of Madrid. One of the most notable buildings is the "Royal Palace of El Pardo", built in 1406 by the order of King Henry III of Castile. It was the first large edifice built in the area.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.patrimonionacional.es/Home/Palacios-Reales/Palacio-Real-de-El-Pardo.aspx Infos about the Royal Palace on www.patrimonionacional.es] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114021422/http://www.patrimonionacional.es/Home/Palacios-Reales/Palacio-Real-de-El-Pardo.aspx |date=January 14, 2013 }}</ref>
The Palace of El Pardo was the residence of dictator General Francisco Franco when he was head of the Spanish State.
==Geography== El Pardo is located in the northern suburb of Madrid, close to the Manzanares river. Part of its area is covered by a forest named ''Monte de El Pardo''. The ward contains a neighbourhood called Mingorrubio. It has nearly 16,000 hectares and El Pardo's Mount is the most representative Mediterranean forest in the whole region. Also, the enclosure of this Mount is due to Philip VI and took place at the XVIII. Its function was to prevent wild animals from escaping from the royal hunting grounds and to avoid poaching. In fact, much of the enclosure has been maintained to this day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monte de El Pardo |url=http://elpardo.es/monte-de-el-pardo/ |website=El Pardo |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
==Photogallery== <gallery widths=120> File:Rio Manzanares en el Monte de El Pardo.jpg|The Manzanares at ''Monte de El Pardo'' File:Monte del Pardo2.jpg|Panoramic view of the ''Monte de El Pardo'' File:Jardines_Quinta_del_Pardo.jpg|The gardens of the ''Quinta del Duque del Arco'' </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|El Pardo neighborhood, Madrid}} *{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929201123/http://www.zotero.org/groups/el_pardo Bibliography about El Pardo]
{{Districts of Madrid}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|40|31|N|3|46|W|type:city|display=title}}
Category:El Pardo Category:Wards of Madrid Category:Fuencarral-El Pardo