Calle Real, Iloilo

Calle Real

J.M. Basa Street (official)
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 / 10.69371; 122.57138
East end	General Hughes Street
Major junctions	De la Rama Street Ortiz Street Macario Peralta Street Mapa Street Aduana Street Guanco Street Aldeguer Street Arsenal Street Arroyo Street
West end	Iznart Street
Construction
Completion	1800s (Spanish colonial period)
Other
Status	Heritage zone (Declared by the NHCP in 2013; the district)

Calle Real Heritage Zone
Type	Heritage Zone
Location	Iloilo City, Philippines
Governing body	City Government of Iloilo
Location of Calle Real Heritage Zone in Philippines

Calle Real (transl. 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 Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch 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.