Callao Square

The Callao Square (Spanish: plaza del Callao)[1] is located at the centre of the Spanish capital of Madrid.

Callao Square
View of the square in 2015
Native namePlaza del Callao
NamesakeBattle of Callao
Typesquare
Maintained byAyuntamiento of Madrid
LocationCentro, Madrid, Spain
Postal code28013
Coordinates40.419862°N 3.705828°W / 40.419862; -3.705828

History and description

Shaped in 1861,[2] the square was formally opened in June 1866;[3] its name remembers the May 1866 battle of Callao between the Spanish naval forces under the command of Casto Méndez Núñez and the Peruvian army.[3]

The square was substantially and aggressively reformed in the 21st century.[4] The reform removed nearly all elements present by that time, except the metro station access and a big tree, turning the square into a pedestrian and homogeneus space, while adding a limited number of pieces of urban furniture.[5] Conversely, big screens were added to the surrounding buildings.[5] Located in a very commercial area of the city, the pedestrian space is often for rent to companies wanting to carry out advertising events.[6]

See also

References
Citations
  1. Alfaro Zaforteza 2014, p. 260.
  2. Alonso Pereira 1980, p. 23.
  3. Gea Ortigas 2012, p. 58.
  4. Nieto 2010, p. 72; Brandis García & Río Lafuente 2016, p. 261
  5. Nieto 2010, p. 73.
  6. Brandis García & Río Lafuente 2016, pp. 257-258.
Bibliography
  • Alfaro Zaforteza, Carlos (2014). "From Trafalgar to Santiago: The Spanish Navy and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Spain". In Duncan Redford (ed.). Maritime History and Identity: The Sea and Culture in the Modern World. London & New York: I.B. Tauris. pp. 253–270. ISBN 978-1-78076-329-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Alonso Pereira, José Ramón (1980). "En torno a la Gran Vía" (PDF). Villa de Madrid. Madrid: Ayuntamiento de Madrid (69): 19–28. ISSN 0042-6164.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Brandis García, Dolores; Río Lafuente, Isabel del (2016). "Paisaje y espacio público urbano. El deterioro de las plazas del centro histórico madrileño (1945-2015)". Cuadernos Geográficos. Granada: Editorial Universidad de Granada. 55 (2): 238–264. ISSN 0210-5462.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gea Ortigas, María Isabel (2012). Los nombres de las calles de Madrid. Madrid: Ediciones La Librería. ISBN 978-84-9873-182-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Nieto Codina, Aurelio (2010). "Espacios públicos recientemente remodelados en el casco antiguo de Madrid (2006-2011) : la Plaza de Las Cortes y la Plaza del Callao" (PDF). Espacio, Tiempo y Forma, Serie VI, Geografía. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (3). doi:10.5944/etfvi.3.2010.2614. ISSN 1130-2968.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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