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Las Cortes

Las Cortes is a locality in , , and has about 10,800 residents. Las Cortes is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the quarter .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Embassy of Mexico and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Public building
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The in Spain, located in , is the primary diplomatic mission from the to the . Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1836, 15 years after the Mexican War of Independence, but were severed in 1940 due to Mexico's support for the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War.

Government office
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The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of , currently functions as a museum and gallery.

Museum
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The is a writer's house museum in the former home of the "golden age" writer Lope de Vega, located in , . The sixteenth-century house was bought by the writer in 1610.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortes and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

Quarter
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is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

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Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Quarter
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Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.

Las Cortes

Latitude
40.41613° or 40° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.69674° or 3° 41′ 48″ west
Population
10,800
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC883+F8
Geo­Names ID
6545082
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Highlights include Palacio de las Cortes and Palace Hotel Madrid.

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