The Arab town, or medina, grew around the alcazar (castle) on the promontory overlooking the Manzanares River. The name Majerit initially appears in ad 932, in the event the Christian king Ramiro II of León razed the city’s walls, but you can find traces of before (even prehistoric) habitation. https://danteixrcs.blogvivi.com/27362523/rumored-buzz-on-para-saberlo-todo