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The Italian composer Luigi Boccherini was attached to the Court of the Spanish Infante, Luis Antonio (1727–85), brother of King Charles III of Spain (1759–88). For having married a common citizen, King Charles exiled the Infante from the Madrid Court to the Arenas de San Pedro palace in Ávila province.
Crímenes de lesa humanidad cometidos a través de los servicios de inteligencia del Estado: estructuras y personas involucradas en la implementación de un plan para reprimir la oposición al gobierno [Crimes against humanity committed through the State intelligence services: structures and individuals involved in the implementation of a plan ...
"Una propuesta urbana para la Calle Mayor" (PDF). Arquitectura (307). Madrid: Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid: 29– 38. ISSN 0004-2706. Sambricio, Carlos (2002). "Un proyecto fracasado: las transformaciones de la calle Mayor en el siglo XVIII". Historia Contemporánea (24). Bilbao: University of the Basque Country. ISSN 1130-2402
The Gran Vía (Spanish: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.a], Great Way) is a street in central Madrid, Spain.It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España.The street, sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Broadway", is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres.
The street was formerly a thalweg partially along which the Arroyo de la Castellana flowed towards its emptying in the Abroñigal. [2] The Fuente Castellana, which was the main source of the Arroyo de la Castellana [2] and, according to Cervantes, a spring with "extremely cold waters", [3] was located near the current day plaza de Emilio Castelar.
The street starts at the Puerta de Alcalá. [5] Going north across the well-off Salamanca District, historically linked to the upper class and to the presence of luxury stores, [6] Serrano ends at the Plaza de la República del Ecuador, [7] in the junction with the calle del Príncipe de Vergara, in the Chamartín District.
The calle de Bravo Murillo is a major street in Madrid, Spain.. The streets starts in the glorieta de Quevedo, [1] in the Chamberí District.Going North across the Tetuán District, it features a slightly bended path joining with the Paseo de la Castellana at the Plaza de Castilla.
El Madrid de los Austrias (English: The Madrid of the Austrians or the Habsburgs) is a name used for the old centre of Madrid, built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty (1516–1700), known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations Sol and Ópera.