Moncloa Palace
The Moncloa Palace ( Spanish : Palacio de la Moncloa ) in Madrid has been the official seat of the Prime Minister of Spain since 1977 . Together with the adjoining press offices and the seats of the vice presidents (if any), it forms the Moncloa complex. As a rule, the Council of Ministers meets there every Friday.
Adolfo Suárez , the first democratically elected Prime Minister since the end of Franquism , moved his seat to the Moncloa Palace. Previously, the Prime Minister's seat was on Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid.
In everyday language, including in the Spanish media, “La Moncloa” is used as a synonym for the Spanish Prime Minister.
history
The building belonged to the Duke of Moncloa, from whom the palace takes its name. It was completely destroyed in the Spanish Civil War and later rebuilt. Ludwig Renn , the commander of the Thälmann battalion , describes the battle for the building complex in his book In the Spanish War . He does not refer to the palace as Moncloa Palace, but as Palacete (Spanish for "villa").
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Renn: Im Spanischen Krieg , Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin and Weimar, 5th edition 1983, order number 610 912 4, page 112
Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′ 37 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 13" W