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Wikipedia: Alcalá de Henares, meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city, whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, and one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain. Located in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, 35 km northeast of the city of Madrid, at a height of 588 metres (1929 ft) above sea level, it has a population of around 200,000, the second largest of the region after the Spanish capital itself. The city is generally known simply as "Alcalá", but "de Henares" is often appended to differentiate it from a dozen cities sharing the name Alcalá (from the Arabic word Arabic al-qal'a القلعة for fortification or citadel).
![[Tower of the Cathedral of the Santos Niños.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Catedral_de_Alcal_C3_A1_s.jpg "Tower of the Cathedral of the Santos Niños.")
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![[Cardinal cisneros' tomb, in the cathedral.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cardinal_cisneros_27_tomb_s.jpg "Cardinal cisneros' tomb, in the cathedral.")
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![[La Estación parade in winter]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Alcal_C3_A1_de_Henares_Madrid_268_s.jpg "La Estación parade in winter")
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![[Cervantes Square.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Alcala_de_henares_plaza_cervantes_s.jpg "Cervantes Square.")
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![[Mayor street.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Calle_princiapl_Alcal_C3_A1_s.jpg "Mayor street.")
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![[Oidor Church]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Capilla_del_Oidor_2_s.jpg "Oidor Church")
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![[A Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza front at Cervantes's natal house.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Quijote_and_Sancho_s.jpg "A Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza front at Cervantes's natal house.")
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![[Tower of the Old Castle of Alcalá La Vieja.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Alcala_la_vieja_1_s.jpg "Tower of the Old Castle of Alcalá La Vieja.")
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![[Roman mosaic representing the four seasons from the House of Bacchus]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ComplutumEstaciones_s.jpg "Roman mosaic representing the four seasons from the House of Bacchus")
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![[Laredo Palace.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Palacio_laredo_2_s.jpg "Laredo Palace.")
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