Madrid (Kolumbien)

Madrid is a town and municipality in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at 21km from the capital Bogotá. The city's main and biggest industry is the growing of flowers, especially roses which are mostly exported to the United States and Japan. Madrid borders Bojacá, El Rosal, Facatativá, Funza, Mosquera, Sibaté, Soacha, Subachoque, Tabio and Tenjo.EtymologyMadrid is named after its founder; Pedro Fernández Madrid.HistoryThe area of Madrid was inhabited early in the history of inhabitation of the Bogotá savanna, evidenced by archaeological findings at Lake Herrera. The Muisca inhabited the area before the Spanish conquest and had rich agricultural lands established in the region.Modern Madrid was founded on June 7, 1559.