Cercedilla is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. It was the hometown of Fran…Cercedilla is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. It was the hometown of Francisco Fernández Ochoa, an alpine ski racer known for being the first Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He won the slalom in 1972 in Japan. Less than two weeks before his death from cancer, a statue was erected in his honor in Cercedilla.
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