Valverde de Leganés is a locality of around 4,200 people. Officially founded around 1594, later devastated by Portugal during the War of Separation and then abandoned in 1704 during the War of Spanish Succession before being reconstructed in 1712. The locality is currently served by its own newspaper called Hoy Valverde de Leganés.
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Calle Gloria Fuertes is a street in the municipality named in honor of Gloria Fuertes. Fuertes was a poet and member of the Generación del 50, the first post-war generation of Spanish writers. She was a lesbian and feminist, and an important one in Francoist Spain at a time when the regime demanded conformity to strict ideological gender roles.
Ayuntamiento De Valverde De Leganés, located at Calle Virgen de Guadalupe, 3, is the local town hall and government offices. As part of their 2019 Summer Cinema event, they organized the showing of the lesbian movie, Carmen y Lolal, on 17 July next to the municipal swimming pool.
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