# Hortaleza > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hortaleza > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hortaleza.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortaleza > Source revision: 1345392141 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Fortaleza](/source/Fortaleza). District in Madrid, Spain Hortaleza District Interactive map of Hortaleza Country Spain Aut. community Madrid Municipality Madrid Government • Councillor-President David Pérez (PP, 2023) Area • Total 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) Population • Total 161,661 • Density 5,896.9/km2 (15,273/sq mi) Postal codes 28033, 28042, 28043, 28050 Madrid district number 16 San Matías church 2015 **Hortaleza** is one of the 21 [districts](/source/Districts_of_Madrid) of the city of [Madrid](/source/Madrid), [Spain](/source/Spain). ## History ### Origin The first recorded human activity in the area of Hortaleza was the existence of a [nomadic](/source/Nomad) or semi-nomadic population in the [Paleolithic](/source/Paleolithic) and [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) eras, as attested to by the findings of numerous prehistoric tools in sites in the Valdebebas stream and in the historical center of Hortaleza itself, which were discovered at the end of the 19th century by the archaeologist Dr. Javier Pastor Muñoz. The current neighborhood of Hortaleza developed from the old town of [Hortaleza](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hortaleza_(town)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortaleza_(municipio))], located on the hill formed between the [Manzanares](/source/Manzanares_(river)) and [Jarama](/source/Jarama) rivers. The village was supplied with water by two streams, the Valdebebas and the Abroñigal. The town was most probably founded in the 13th century, with written attestation of it by 1361. It is believed that the town was founded by [Mozarabs](/source/Mozarabs) from Madrid who used it to spend the summer. ## Demographics As of 2005[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hortaleza&action=edit) there were 153,939 residents,[1] 17% of the population were minors, and Hortaleza was one of five Madrid districts with the youngest populations.[1] In 2005, persons from France made up 1,424 of the residents, as a French community formed around the [Lycée Français de Madrid](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Fran%C3%A7ais_de_Madrid) main campus. In Hortaleza, the French are the third largest foreign group after the Ecuadorians and Colombians, and there are more French speakers in Hortaleza than those of Moroccan Arabic, Peruvian Spanish, and Romanian. There is a French bookshop, Frañol, and a French nursery, Pomme D'Api.[1] ### Famous inhabitants - [Luis Aragonés](/source/Luis_Aragon%C3%A9s) - there is a monument in Cantabrian Sea Street, at the site of Aragonés' childhood home[2] - [Florentino Pérez](/source/Florentino_P%C3%A9rez) ## Geography ### Subdivision The district is administratively divided into six wards (*Barrios*): - [Apóstol Santiago](/source/Ap%C3%B3stol_Santiago_(Madrid)) - [Canillas](/source/Canillas_(Madrid)) - [Palomas](/source/Palomas_(Madrid)) - [Pinar del Rey](/source/Pinar_del_Rey_(Madrid)) - [Piovera](/source/Piovera_(Madrid)) - [Valdefuentes](/source/Valdefuentes_(Madrid)) Foreigners make up 17.31% of the residents of La Piovera, while 6.16% of the residents of Apóstol Santiago were foreigners. Neighborhoods other than La Piovera have smaller foreigner populations.[1] [Sanchinarro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanchinarro&action=edit&redlink=1), an independent community before 1950, is a part of Hortaleza. 13,500 houses were scheduled to be in Sanchinarro in a period around 2005. 11,500 apartment units were planned for Ciudad Aeroportuaria-[Valdebebas](/source/Valdebebas), another development in Hortaleza.[1] ## Education [Lycée Français de Madrid](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Fran%C3%A7ais_de_Madrid) Conde de Orgaz campus - [Lycée Français de Madrid](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Fran%C3%A7ais_de_Madrid) Main campus ## Politics As of 2005 the most voted-for political party in Hortaleza was the [People's Party](/source/People's_Party_(Spain)) (PP).[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-HidalgoHortaleza_1-5) Hidalgo, Susana. "[Hortaleza, territorio francés](http://elpais.com/diario/2005/01/23/madrid/1106483063_850215.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150922143502/http://elpais.com/diario/2005/01/23/madrid/1106483063_850215.html) 22 September 2015 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)" ([Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20150922143502/http://elpais.com/diario/2005/01/23/madrid/1106483063_850215.html)). *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*. 23 January 2005. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Un monolito en Hortaleza recuerda a Luis Aragonés](https://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-monolito-hortaleza-recuerda-caracter-castizo-talento-grandes-luis-aragones-20140919144637.html) (in Spanish). [Europa Press](/source/Europa_Press_(news_agency)). ## External links - Media related to [Hortaleza District](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hortaleza_District) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Districts and wards of Madrid Arganzuela Atocha Imperial La Chopera Las Acacias Las Delicias Legazpi Palos de la Frontera Barajas Aeropuerto Alameda de Osuna Casco Histórico de Barajas Corralejos Timón Carabanchel Abrantes Buenavista Comillas Opañel Puerta Bonita San Isidro Vista Alegre Centro Cortes Embajadores Justicia Universidad Palacio Sol Chamartín Castilla Ciudad Jardín El Viso Hispanoamérica Nueva España Prosperidad Chamberí Almagro Arapiles Gaztambide Ríos Rosas Trafalgar Vallehermoso Ciudad Lineal Atalaya Colina Concepción Pinar de Chamartín Pueblo Nuevo Quintana San Juan Bautista San Pascual Ventas Fuencarral-El Pardo Barrio del Pilar El Goloso El Pardo Fuentelarreina La Paz Mirasierra Peñagrande Valverde Hortaleza Apóstol Santiago Canillas Palomas Pinar del Rey Piovera Valdefuentes Latina Aluche Campamento Cuatro Vientos Las Águilas Lucero Los Cármenes Puerta del Ángel Moncloa-Aravaca Aravaca Argüelles Casa de Campo Ciudad Universitaria El Plantío Valdemarín Valdezarza Moratalaz Fontarrón Horcajo Marroquina Media Legua Pavones Vinateros Puente de Vallecas Entrevías Numancia Palomeras Bajas Palomeras Sureste Portazgo San Diego Retiro Adelfas Estrella Ibiza Jerónimos Niño Jesús Pacífico Salamanca Castellana Fuente del Berro Goya Guindalera Lista Recoletos San Blas-Canillejas Amposta Arcos Canillejas Hellín Rejas Rosas Salvador Simancas Tetuán Almenara Bellas Vistas Berruguete Castillejos Cuatro Caminos Valdeacederas Usera Almendrales Moscardó Orcasitas Orcasur Pradolongo San Fermín Zofío Vicálvaro Ambroz Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro Villa de Vallecas Casco Histórico de Vallecas Santa Eugenia Villaverde Butarque Los Ángeles Los Rosales San Cristóbal de los Ángeles Villaverde Alto Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Spain Israel Other Yale LUX [40°28′10″N 3°38′26″W / 40.469457°N 3.640482°W / 40.469457; -3.640482](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Hortaleza¶ms=40.469457_N_3.640482_W_type:landmark_source:itwiki) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hortaleza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortaleza) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortaleza?action=history)). 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