Puente de los Franceses (Madrid) Puente de los Franceses (Madrid) The Puente de los Franceses (Bridge of the Frenchmen) railway viaduct is located in Madrid, Spain. Comprising five semi-circular brick skew arches, it was built in the second half of the 19th century to carry the railway line from the north (Madrid - Venta de Baños - Irun) across the River Manzanares. The bridge is named after the nationality of the engineers who devised the project, who were of French origin. The bridge is also known as the French Bridge. The bridge was built between 1860 and 1862, along with other construction work on the
Trofeo Villa de Madrid Trofeo Villa de Madrid The Villa de Madrid trophy was an annual pre-season tournament hosted by Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium and played since 1973, exception made of the years 1999 and 2001. In 2004 the tournament changed its name to "Trophy Hellboy", but was discontinued in the subsequent seasons. The hosts, Atlético Madrid, are the top winners with 18 victories. Immediately behind them is A.C. Milan with three. They are followed by a group of teams with a win in the competition such as Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Werder Bremen, Independiente and River Plate among others. Initially, the