The calle de la Princesa is a street in

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, Spain.

Description

The street, starting at the

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sort of is a North-West prolongation of the Gran Vía. It forms the limit between the district of

Moncloa-Aravaca Moncloa-Aravaca is a district of the municipality of Madrid, Spain. It is located to the northwest of the city centre, spanning across both banks of the Manzanares. It is made up of the neighborhoods of Aravaca, Argüelles, Casa de Campo, Ciud ...

(west) with the

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and Chamberí districts (east). It ends at the Plaza de la Moncloa.

History

It traces its origins back to the road of San Bernardino. Formerly known as "Duque de Liria", the street was renamed as ''Princesa'' ("Princess") in 1865, after Isabella de Borbón y Borbón (popularly known as "La Chata"), first-born daughter of Queen

Isabella II Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868. Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successi ...

. Despite the impending urbanisation of the neighborhood of Argüelles, during the '' Sexenio Democrático'' the works of the leveling to link the streets of Leganitos and Duque de Osuna and Princesa were halted. During this period the street was named Olózaga after the progressive mayor of Madrid Salustiano de Olózaga. The street was part of the route of the first tram in the city, operated by ''The Madrid Street Tramway Co. Ltd.'', inaugurated in 1871. A sculpture of

Agustín Argüelles Agustín Argüelles (18 August 1776 in Ribadesella, Asturias – 26 March 1844 in Madrid) was a Spanish liberal politician. He served as the 81st and 94th president of the Congress of Deputies. Biography He studied Law at the University of Ovie ...

was inaugurated at the junction of Princesa with Marqués de Urquijo in 1902.

References

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