The construction of the complex was decreed in 1927 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in order to give a proper space to the old Complutense University, which had outgrown the place it was assigned when it was moved from Alcalá de Henares in 1836 and was fragmented in different blocks all over Madrid by then. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936 some of the buildings were operative while others were scheduled to be opened by the fall of the year coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the moving. Immediately all activity was shut down in wait of developments. These wouldn't take long to happen in the crudest form.
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| - The construction of the complex was decreed in 1927 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in order to give a proper space to the old Complutense University, which had outgrown the place it was assigned when it was moved from Alcalá de Henares in 1836 and was fragmented in different blocks all over Madrid by then. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936 some of the buildings were operative while others were scheduled to be opened by the fall of the year coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the moving. Immediately all activity was shut down in wait of developments. These wouldn't take long to happen in the crudest form.
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| Date
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- November 1936 - Summer 1939
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- Republican victory
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| - University City, Madrid, Spain
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| - Battle of University City
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| - The construction of the complex was decreed in 1927 by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in order to give a proper space to the old Complutense University, which had outgrown the place it was assigned when it was moved from Alcalá de Henares in 1836 and was fragmented in different blocks all over Madrid by then. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936 some of the buildings were operative while others were scheduled to be opened by the fall of the year coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the moving. Immediately all activity was shut down in wait of developments. These wouldn't take long to happen in the crudest form. The flat terrain and wide spaces between buildings made the University City the ideal place to cross the Manzanares River and take Spain Square and the main streets of Madrid such as the Gran Vía. The Nationalist assault began in November 15 and quickly conquered about 3/4s of the buildings. It failed, however, to get into Madrid proper. After a week of disorganized, total warfare with men fighting building by building and room by room, the front settled in the form of trench warfare in November 23. It wouldn't move in a substantial way for almost three years. The Battle of University City was also the baptism of fire of the International Brigades, who established their headquarters in the Faculty of Philosophy. After the Republican collapse in March 1939 many of the men stationed in Madrid surrendered in University City. By then many of the brand-new buildings had been destroyed and the terrain scarred by trenches and mines. Though at first it was considered to leave the ruins in place as a monument, the University City was finally rebuilt and reopened in 1943. The Battle of University City attracted international attention and was featured in documentaries such as The Spanish Earth by Joris Ivens and Ernest Hemingway.
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