Arrabal of Saint Martin

The Convent of Las Descalzas Reales was the center of the arrabal.

The Arrabal of Saint Martin (Spanish: Arrabal de San Martín) was a medieval arrabal (neighborhood) that sat outside the Christian Walls of Madrid. It was located around the location of the current Plaza of San Martín [es],[1] and occupied the space between Calle del Arenal [es], the Plaza de las Descalzas [es], Plaza del Callao, and Calle de las Navas de Tolosa [es].[2] It grew as a population center around the Monastery of Saint Martin [es] (adjacent to the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales),[3] neighboring San Martín was the Arrabal of San Ginés [es], and both were absorbed by the growth of the city in the 17th century.[4]

  1. ^ Montero 1990, p. 149.
  2. ^ Gea 2002, p. 41.
  3. ^ Lazareno, María Teresa Carrasco (1996). "Los conventos de San Francisco y de Santo Domingo de la villa de Madrid (siglos XIII-XV): Breves consideraciones históricas, jurídicas y diplomáticas". In José Ignacio de la Iglesia Duarte; Francisco Javier García Turza; José Ángel García de Cortázar (eds.). VI Semana de Estudios Medievales: Nájera, 31 de julio al 4 de agosto de 1995. p. 31. ISBN 84-89362-11-4.
  4. ^ Gea 2006.