Junta Municipal del Distrito de Moncloa-Aravaca). The scars that the battle left have been hidden by the reconstruction of the faculties, the reconstruction of the surroundings Moncloa-Aravaca and the consequences of the urbanistic expansion of the '70s, just as remodeling projects like the burying of the M-30 and the creation of parks at the shore of the Manzanares like Madrid Río. The setting The Ciudad Universitaria is an urban space nearby Moncloa. Its original concept was of a social and architectonic place, an initiative of King Alfonso XIII at the beginning of the 20th century. This project's goal was to give Madrid a condensed area with all the faculties, nine investigating labs, and a student dormitory. It was also a way to amplify the Alcalá de Henares' offer. It was finally decided to establish the Ciudad Universitaria in the state property terrain called La Moncloa. The construction starts and the company in charge will be Agromán. The faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Odontology start on 6 November 1930. The construction of the Hospital Clínico began in 1932 and continued until the civil war stopped the construction of this and other buildings in the vicinity. The inauguration plans and the start of the school year were initially scheduled for the final months of 1936, but the social revolts and constant labor problems delayed the construction and the inauguration. La Ciudad Universitaria In the month of August of 1936, due to the rumors of advancing belligerent troops towards Madrid, the docent activities had been suspended in wait of "new events". There was still some administrative activity, although very limited due to the instability of the situation. There are lists of the professors that have been put aside in August, just as new books destined for the library begin to arrive. The professors and the workers in the Universidad Central move to Valencia in November. Until on 5 November, suspicions that this will be the setting for the attack on Madrid do not arise. The military cartography used by both sides to describe the operation theatre corresponds to the Hoja 559 IV (Cuadrante 5E) del Plano Director de Pozuelo de Alarcón elaborated in the Talleres del Ministerio de la Guerra of August 1937. Although the campus was still under construction when the armed conflict started, it had plenty of buildings with part of the facilities almost operative. Since the beginning of November, the