However, Charles I was generous to the town and gave it the titles of "Coronada" (Crowned) and "Imperial".
=== Moderna doba ===Med uporom Comuneros, pod vodstvom Juan de Padilla (španskega rimokatoliščega misionarja), se je Madrid pridružil uporu proti cesarju Karlu V., toda po porazu v bitki pri Villalarju (1521), so Madrid oblegali, nakar so ga kraljeve sile zasedle.