Manzanares (river) protected as the "Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares", a nature reserve which is recognised as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The Manzanares flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, and passes through the medieval town of Manzanares el Real where it is dammed to form the Santillana reservoir, one of the most important water supplies for the capital. The river then takes a southern direction and enters the Monte del Pardo, an ecologically valuable area on the edge of Madrid. The river is canalised where it passes through the built-up areas of the city. As at
Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos de Zamora, natives of Ronda (Spain). In 1613, was appointed Mateo Leal de Ayala, as lieutenant governor of the Río de la Plata and Francisco de Salas and Francisco de Manzanares, occupied the positions of alcaldes of first and second vote of the city. As a member of the council, Manzanares participated in the funeral honors performed to Diego Marín de Negrón, governor of Buenos Aires, who died in the city in 1613. And also participating in the swearing of Francés de Beaumont y Navarra, as the new governor. Francisco de Manzanares y Dardos held the position of Alguacil mayor