Plaza de la Villa
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This historic square off Calle Mayor has been the centre of local government since medieval times. Opposite the Casa de la Villa, is the Casa y Torre de los Lujanes, Madrid’s oldest civil building (15th-century). In the centre of the square is a statue of Alvaro de Bazán, the Spanish admiral who defeated the Turks at Lepanto in 1571 (see Golden Age). Erected in the late 19th century, it is by sculptor Mariano Benlliure. The palace on the south side is the Casa de Cisneros (1537), built for one of Spain’s most powerful families.
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