The people who named the streets around this part of Madrid — between Puerta del Sol and Lavapiés — must have been particularly pious. At least to look at the names of the streets you'd think so. Here are a few examples (all preceded by "Calle de/del/de la"):
Amor de Dios | (Love of God) |
Ave María | (Hail Mary) |
Jesús y María | (Jesus and Mary) |
la Magdalena | (Mary Magdalene) |
la Fe | (Faith) |
Calvario | (Calvary) |
la Cruz | (the [Holy] Cross) |
la Cabeza | (the Head [of John the Baptist]) |
And that's not to mention all the saints (Santa Ana, Santa María, San Agustín, San Eugenio, et al).
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