SAINT SEBASTIAN FEAST IN BRUNETE.

THE FEAST OF SAN SEBASTIÁN ( FORMER PATRON OF BRUNETE).
This feast is celebrated the 20 of January. Mass is prepared by the brotherhood of San Sebastián and they collect house by house the donations from the villagers and hang them in an olive branch that is auctioned.
In the procession takes slopes from the church to the chapel a statue of San Sebastián where they serve a sanck with lemonade for everybody.
Before that, they celebrate "La vaquilla", a kind of run. Then, during the dance, they do "La subasta del ramo", an auction where the people bid the donations of the villagers and they have a gift of bread of anís.

BRUNETE'S SPORTS FACILITIES.

Brunete is a village that has great importance in the sport´s world.

Sports facilities:


Luis Martín Granizo´s Park
Real de San Sebastián St.
Covered swimmng pool: where you can practise swimming activities.
Rollerblading court with obstacles.
Multisports court: to practise football, basketball...


Municipal sport center “Jose Ramón de la Morena”
Estudiantes St.
Covered court adapted to: basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball... there are wardrobes and stands.
A place to practise martial arts.
Outdoors: tennis and padel´s courts , an athletics track...
A gymnasium, with all precise material to be fit.


Municipal football stadium “Los Arcos”
Arcos St.
An artificial grass stadium, with lighting.
There are also equine´s centers in Brunete's suburbs; dance´s academies (Cultural Center Luis Martín Granizo)...

Battle of Brunete

Before the uprising, Brunete was a peaceful and quiet village dedicated to the cultivation of vines and planting vegetables or grains, everything that could allow its sandy soil and its extreme climate with harsh winters, and hot and dry summers. The famous Battle of Brunete joint operation developed from 6 until 25 July, 1937, in this town and others nearby west of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. This offensive launched by the Army of the Republic was designed to reduce the pressure exerted by the rebel forces about Madrid and at the same time alleviate the situation on the north front line. The entire operation resulted in the deaths of about 20,000 soldiers and 17,000 Franco Republicans, the loss of about 60 aircraft Republicans and about 25 Franco, as well as the destruction or loss of a large amount of material. The human costs for both sides were enormous, being this battle considered as one of the bloodiest of the Civil War.

Cristo del Patrocinio

The celebrations of the Cristo del Patrocinio are held on
14 September, and depending on the years a few days before 14 and
after 14, bullfights are celebrated.
Typically, 13 in the night are held fireworks, "polvora" it said before.
The day of the Cristo (the way that we call here "14th September") a mass is celebrated and in the afternoon the procession through the
streets of the village take place; when they arrive to the Church's gate, the "Puja de las Andas del Trono" takes place, to introduce the Cristo
on shoulder into the Church. At night, there is a dance until dawn.

FOUNTAINS IN BRUNETE

CAÑO NUEVO FOUNTAIN.
Caño Nuevo fountain is about one hundred years old. It is on the right side of the M-513 road. It´s one km away from Boadilla del Monte.
It was built with only one pipe and big stone blocks. Recently it was recovered by a work group of young people coordinated by the Council.

PABLO FOUNTAIN.
It´s on the southern village. It´s three km away from Brunete. We don´t have dates about its foundation. It was built with red bricks. It has been modified along the time.


LOS MORALES FOUNTAIN.
It´s in the middle of Luis Martín Granizo park. It has two lion heads pipes and it is adorned with four columns.

BRUNETE´S MAIN SQUARE FOUNTAIN

The fountain of the Plaza Mayor (or Main Square) in Brunete is located in the center of it. A source was placed decorated with ornamental wrought iron, which is preserved as it was in 1946.
From the fountain we can see some stairs to the left or right (depending on where we are situated) that lead us to the Church.
This fountain has a very interesting story-people in Brunete used to play practical jokes on each other by jumping in the fountain.

At Christmas time, this fountain is used to place in it the nativity scene.

Brunete for foreign visitors.

Well, well, well, at this very moment, nearly three hundred visitors have opened and had a look at our blog, and there are lots of comments to different posts. As you can see from the map about the places where our visitors come, we have had visitors from the USA, from South America and from other parts of Spain. One of the comments suggested including information about Brunete for a foreign visitor, what do you think of it? Maybe you recognize this picture... Greetings and keep on working.