sentences:  Nonetheless, the "intendencia" of Madrid did not fully solve the problem, and the region was still fragmented into several small dominions even though some processes were centralized.This territorial dispersion had a negative effect on its economic growth; while the town of Madrid received economic resources from the entire country as the capital, the surrounding territories—in hands of noblemen or the clergy—became impoverished.During the eighteenth century, the town of Madrid was transformed through several grandiose buildings and monuments as well as through the creation of many social, economic, and cultural institutions, some of which are still operating.