Museo de la Batalla del Jarama
Private Civil War museum with objects recovered from the battlefields of the Jarama, in Morata de Tajuña; open at weekends.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Museo de la Batalla del Jarama was founded on the initiative of Gregorio Salcedo, a resident of Morata de Tajuña who, from the early 1950s, gathered material recovered from the fields where the battle of February 1937 was fought. The collection is shown in a room built in the Mesón El Cid, on Calle del Carmen.
The museum is one of the few in Spain dedicated to the Civil War. Its eight rooms bring together personal effects, documents, photographs, weapons, helmets, mortars, ration books, maps and other objects belonging to soldiers from both sides, presenting above all the everyday life of those who fought at the Jarama. A sculpture entitled “Tributo desgarrado en metralla del Jarama” presides over the exhibition.
The visit can be completed with the guided routes through the Parque Histórico de la Batalla del Jarama, organised by Morata de Tajuña Town Council, which include trenches and fortifications.
Highlights
- Gregorio Salcedo’s collection of objects found on the battlefield
- Eight rooms on the everyday life of soldiers on both sides
- Weapons, helmets, mortars, photographs and documents from 1937
- Sculpture “Tributo desgarrado en metralla del Jarama”
- Guided routes through the trenches of the Parque Histórico
Permanent exhibition
- Colección permanente: la batalla del Jarama – Eight rooms with objects, weapons, documents and photographs recovered from the battlefield, focused on the lives of the soldiers.
- Operated by
- Colección privada de Gregorio Salcedo
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Getting there & parking
The museum is inside the Mesón El Cid, on Calle del Carmen. Morata de Tajuña is about 38 km from Madrid: by car via the A-3 (exit 21, Morata–Chinchón) and the M-311; by bus, lines 336 and 337 from Plaza del Conde de Casal.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The Town Council organises guided routes with booking across the battlefield (trenches and fortifications); to reach the starting point, you need your own vehicle. |
