Capital City | Madrid |
What time is it? | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Capital location | 40 24 N, 3 41 W |
Capital - history | Moorish fortress captured by Alfonso VI of Spain in 1083. Made captial in 1561. Name may be an adaptation of the Arabic name Medshrid, which comes from materia, meaning "timber", abundant in the area. |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note: Spain has two time zones including the Canary Islands |