Príncipe Pío (Madrid Metro) Príncipe Pío (Madrid Metro) Príncipe Pío (formerly Estación del Norte) is a multimodal station in Madrid, Spain that services Madrid Metro Line 6, Line 10, and Ramal, Cercanías Madrid commuter rail lines C-1, C-7, and C-10, as well as city buses and intercity and long-distance coaches. It is located next to the River Manzanares between the San Vicente roundabout, the Cuesta de San Vicente, the Paseo de la Florida, and the Paseo del Rey in the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. It is one of the busiest stations in the Madrid Metro and Cercanías systems. Príncipe Pío's train station has three levels.
Siege of Madrid renowned poet Rafael Alberti, "Madrid, corazón de España", which begins thus: Siege of Madrid The Siege of Madrid was a two and a half year siege of the Spanish capital city of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. The city, besieged from October 1936, eventually fell to the Francoist armies on 28 March 1939. Madrid was held by various forces loyal to the Spanish Republic and was besieged and subject to aerial bombardment by the rebel faction under General Francisco Franco. The Battle of Madrid in November 1936 saw the most intense fighting in and around