Manzanares (river) Republican forces during the Siege of Madrid in the Spanish Civil War, and many bunkers can still be seen near the village of Perales del Río. The Bridge of the French was of crucial importance because of its strategic location. There, nationalist forces were repeatedly repelled and denied access to Madrid’s city center. Manzanares (river) The Manzanares () is a river in central Spain, which flows from the Sierra de Guadarrama, passes through Madrid, and eventually empties into the Jarama river, which in turn is a tributary to the Tagus. In its urban section, the Manzanares River as it appears
Manzanares River (South America) Manzanares River (South America) The Manzanares is an 80 km long river in Venezuela. It flows into the Caribbean Sea. The source of the Manzanares is at the high Turimiquire Range in Sucre State. The river flows roughly northwards for about by the city of Cumanacoa. Finally it flows by Cumaná into the Cariaco Gulf of the Caribbean. Historically this river had also been known as the 'Cumaná River', for it has an iconic value in the city of Cumaná. Alexander von Humboldt praised the pleasant atmosphere of the river banks in his travelogue "Personal Narrative of a Journey to