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| J.M. Basa Street (official) | |
.jpg) Eusebio Villanueva Building on Aldeguer Street Junction | |
| Former name(s) | Calle Real |
| Namesake | Jose Maria Basa (official name) |
| Length | 0.75 km (0.47 mi) Based on Google Maps |
| Location | Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°41′37″N 122°34′17″E / 10.69371°N 122.57138°E |
| East end | General Hughes Street |
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| West end | Iznart Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1800s (Spanish colonial period) |
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| Status | Heritage zone (Declared by the NHCP in 2013; the district) |
| Calle Real Heritage Zone | |
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| Type | Heritage Zone |
| Location | Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Governing body | City Government of Iloilo |
.svg)  Location of Calle Real Heritage Zone in Philippines | |
Calle Real (lit. 'Royal Street'), officially named as J.M. Basa Street, is a historic street located in the old downtown district of Iloilo City Proper in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is home to several fine examples of luxury American-era neoclassical, beaux-arts, and art deco buildings. The street has been famous since the Spanish era and once served as the city's main shopping center for more than a century.[1]
The street's heritage designation by the local government has been expanded into a zone known as the Calle Real Heritage Zone, which covers the long stretch of J.M. Basa and the streets and thoroughfares of Aldeguer, Mapa, Ortiz, Muelle Loney (Loney Wharf), Solis, Rizal, and Iznart (from Plazoleta Gay to Iloilo Central Market). The area is also commonly referred to as the old downtown of Iloilo.
J.M. Basa was named in honor of José María Basa, a Filipino businessman, propagandist, and close associate of José Rizal.
- ^ "Calle Real Seen as Business Zone". Iloilo Metropolitan Times. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.