a royal town of Spain, in the province of Madrid and archbishopric of Toledo. It contains 1890 inhabitants. It is situated about 5 miles N. of Madrid, and contains one convent of Dominicans, situated without the walls, and called Valverde, founded in 1598 A.D., on the site of an ancient hermitage. Fuencarral is the birthplace of Ramon Montero, bishop of Heliopolis. It produces grain, oil, grapes, red wine, and abundance of garden stuffs for the Madrid market. Its principal manufactures are oil, soap, and some wool.