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The Friars\u2019 Mill, also known as the Priest\u2019s Mill, is one of the seven flour mills that served inhabitants of Manzanares El Real and surrounding villages. But its current importance lies in the fact that it is the only one that is still standing, against all odds.<\/p>\n

As the mill had two buckets, it was possible to grind grain in one of them and use the other as a forge seasonally. This versatility enabled it to work until the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the building was never related to the church, it was named after the cross atop its roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":828,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"que-visitar":[57],"class_list":["post-2492","que-ver","type-que-ver","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","que-visitar-historical-heritage"],"acf":{"caracteristicas":["Permitidas_mascotas","Adecuado_para_ninos","Accesibilidad_fisica"],"que_ver_cabecera_archivo":{"que_ver_cabecera_archivo_nombre":"","que_ver_cabecera_archivo_url":""},"que_ver_cabecera_audio":{"que_ver_cabecera_audio_nombre":"Audio guide","que_ver_cabecera_audio_url":"https:\/\/manzanareselreal.org\/siteresources\/files\/audio\/turismo\/molino-de-los-frailes-o-del-cura.mp3"},"que_ver_alerta":false,"que_ver_alerta_contenido":{"que_ver_alerta_contenido_tipo":false,"que_ver_alerta_contenido_texto":""},"que_ver_subtitulo_titulo":"A mill that is still alive","que_ver_subtitulo_descripcion":"Like a bastion, it stands on the right bank of the Manzanares River, grinding cereal, manufacturing paper or just being a beautiful residence, changing with the times.","que_ver_espacio_abierto":true,"que_ver_contenido_izquierda_titulo":"Molino de los Frailes o del Cura","que_ver_contenido_izquierda_direccion":"Calle Camino de la Pe\u00f1a Sacra, n\u00ba 64","que_ver_contenido_izquierda_contacto":"","que_ver_contenido_izquierda_horario":"24h","que_ver_contenido_izquierda_enlaces":"","que_ver_normativas_oficiales":[{"que_ver_normativas_oficiales_texto":"Ley 16\/1985, de 25 de junio, del Patrimonio Hist\u00f3rico Espa\u00f1ol","que_ver_normativas_oficiales_enlace":"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-12534"},{"que_ver_normativas_oficiales_texto":"Ley 3\/2013, de 18 de junio, de Patrimonio Hist\u00f3rico de la Comunidad de Madrid","que_ver_normativas_oficiales_enlace":"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10725&p=20140815&tn=2"},{"que_ver_normativas_oficiales_texto":"PRUG del Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares","que_ver_normativas_oficiales_enlace":"https:\/\/www.comunidad.madrid\/transparencia\/informacion-institucional\/planes-programas\/plan-rector-uso-y-gestion-del-parque-regional-cuenca-alta"},{"que_ver_normativas_oficiales_texto":"Reserva de la Biosfera","que_ver_normativas_oficiales_enlace":"https:\/\/www.comunidad.madrid\/servicios\/urbanismo-medio-ambiente\/reservas-biosfera"}],"contenido_central":"","que_ver_contenido_extra":true,"que_ver_contenido_extra_titulo":"From miller to residence","que_ver_contenido_extra_descripcion":"It is a private dwelling today and thanks to all the changes and adaptations it has undergone it is still standing and has not disappeared.","que_ver_contenido_acordeon":[{"que_ver_contenido_acordeon_titulo":"The Ensenada Cadastre","que_ver_contenido_acordeon_descripcion":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
On the right bank of the Manzanares River, and downstream from the Hermitage of the Pe\u00f1a Sacra<\/em>, we find the Molino de los Frailes<\/em> (Friars\u2019 Mill), also called Molino del Cura (Priest\u2019s Mill). As a traditional flour mill, it used the river\u2019s waterpower to turn the millstones and grind the grain into flour.\r\n\r\nThe oldest reference to it dates back to 1724, in the lawsuit between the Villa de Madrid and the Duke of the Infantado over the use of the waters of the Manzanares River. It is also described in The Ensenada Cadastre:\r\n\r\n\u2018It was preceded by a 150 feet high ashlar dam, two buckets on either side as a fortress (...). The dam has 15 feet of uncovered ashlar masonry with wooden casings that, in the form of steps, make a cascade or cliff and a large wall that supports the masonry channel or millrace, slabs and ashlar paving stones 10 feet high.\u2019<\/em><\/td>\r\n\"\"<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>"},{"que_ver_contenido_acordeon_titulo":"The buckets","que_ver_contenido_acordeon_descripcion":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
The remains of one of the dam buckets and the millrace, which supplies water to the installation, are still preserved. Before entering the mill, this channel is divided into two forks, reaching two pressure wells or buckets which, by pressure, increase the water force in its lower exit. The water turns a turbine or great spur wheel that moves a vertical shaft on which the grinding wheels are anchored.\r\n\r\nAs it had two buckets, while one of the wheels was used to grind cereal, the other was used, at times, as a forge to work with iron. The two outflow arches which returned the water back to the river, can still be seen.\r\n\r\nOn the roof of the mill there is a cross on a small granite pillar that has led to nickname it as \u201cFriars\u2019s\u201d or \u201cPriest\u2019s\u201d, although the mill has never been connected to the church.<\/td>\r\n\"\"<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>"},{"que_ver_contenido_acordeon_titulo":"The evolution","que_ver_contenido_acordeon_descripcion":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
In the 19th century, this mill was incorporated into the paper mill created in 1837 and was dedicated to crush rags to make paper pulp, although it continued to grind cereals. 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