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El Goloso

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Monasterio de la Concepción Jerónima, El Goloso
Monasterio de la Concepción Jerónima, El Goloso

El Goloso is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. On August 20, 1943, the Armoured Division No. 1 "Brunete" was established at the El Goloso Camp under the command of Major-General Ricardo Rada Peral.

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El Goloso
Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid

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Carretera de Colmenar Viejo
28049 Madrid (Fuencarral-El Pardo)
Community of Madrid, Spain
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