On 3 April 2004 five of the suspects in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks blew themselves up in an apartment building in the city as police moved in to arrest them.

The latter supposedly makes reference to the abundance of légamo (slime) in the area in ancient times.

[4] The city is located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula, at roughly 667 metres above sea level.

[6] Mayors Throughout most of its modern democratic history, the municipality of Leganés has been ruled by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Madrid, belonging to the so-called "red belt" of the region.

Along with the "Pista de Hielo", there are ten sports centres in the city (Polideportivo Europa, Los Frailes, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Olimpia, Butarque, La Cantera).

Leganés also has an Official Languages School, in which the residents of the city can study English, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, or even Spanish (adapted for immigrants).

The taxes of the school are paid by the Government of Madrid so that the residents only pay a single fee of €250 a year for any of the languages.

Some of the works come from the Prado Museum and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.