Alfonso XIII and Manuel de Falla are stations on which capital city's metro system?

Alfonso XIII and Manuel de Falla are metro stations in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Alfonso XIII is on Line 4 of the Madrid Metro, and Manuel de Falla is on Line 10. They are both named after historical people.

Alfonso XIII, also known as 'El Africano' (The African) was King of Spain from 1886 to 1931. During his reign, he became increasingly autocratic and the people blamed him for the Spanish defeat in the Moroccan War (1921). Disliked by many, the Spanish voted for a Republic government and Alfonso agreed to go into exile in 1931. Ironically, despite the hatred towards him, Madrid has an avenue and plaza named after him and, subsequently, a metro station.

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) was a Spanish composer who helped to make Spanish music important after three centuries during which there had been no world-famous Spanish composers. He composed a number of piano pieces, orchestral works and oratorios. As well as being honoured with a metro station, his image appeared on the 1970 100-pesetas banknote.

Several other Spanish people have metro stations named after them in Madrid, including the poet Miguel Hernández, the artists Velázquez and Goya, and the conquistador Alonso de Mendoza.