Calle Mayor (Madrid)

The Calle Mayor is a centric street in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro District, the Calle Mayor starts in the Puerta del Sol and ends at the cuesta de la Vega.[1]

Calle Mayor
Typestreet
LocationMadrid, Spain
East endPuerta del Sol
West endCuesta de la Vega

History

Created in the Middle Ages it originally connected the alcázar with the Puerta de Guadalajara (a disappeared wall gate).[2] The Calle Mayor, that borders the Plaza Mayor to the North, became the main thoroughfare of the city in the Early Modern Period.[3] The Calle Mayor was the place where the guilds of silversmiths and jewelers concentrated.[4] In the 18th century, the street was divided in three sections with different names: Almudena (from the alcázar surroundings to the Plazuela de la Villa; Platería (from the plazuela de la Villa to the Puerta de Guadalajara), and Mayor (from the Puerta de Guadalajara to the Puerta del Sol).[5][6]

References
  1. "Callejero Oficial del Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 2015" (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
  2. Sambricio 1996, p. 29.
  3. Escobar 2004, pp. 374-375.
  4. Jiménez Priego 1997, p. 94.
  5. Sambricio 2002, p. 104.
  6. Peñasco de la Puente & Cambronero 1889, pp. 321-326.

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