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Aben Humeya
Leader of the Moorish rebellion of the Kingdom of Granada, which started in December 1568 against Philip II. He restored his Arabic name and was crowned king.
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Acera del Darro (Darro Pavement)
It is here that the Darro leaves its dark tunnel and joins the Genil. During the 17th century, the right bank of the Darro (San Antón district) was filled with vegetable gardens. The 'Puente de la Virgen' (Bridge of the Virgin) connected the two banks, but it was demolished in 1938, in order to build the tunnel where the Darro flows between the old 'Castañeda' bridge and the Genil.
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Agustina de Aragón
The name under which Agustina Saragossa i Doménech (1786-1857) was known after the defence of the siege of Saragossa. She is a popular hero of the Spanish Independence War against the Napoleonic troops.
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Alameda de la Alhambra (Alhambra Woods)
If we get to the Alhambra coming from Realejo, we will traverse the woods of the slopes of the 'Sabika' hill, where the Nasrid palace was built. It is a great pleasure to wander under the trees and it is a nice complementary activity during your visit to the Alhambra.
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Alhamar
Muhammad Ibn Nasr was the first Granada's Nasrid king. He ruled from 1238 to 1273. He was called 'the Victorious' and the colour of his beard gave him the name of Al-Ahmar (The Red). He founded the Granada's Nasrid dynasty whose last king was Boabdil. Under his rule were built the first areas of the Alhambra Palace.
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Alhóndiga
The Alhóndiga de Grano (Warehouse of Grain) was located in this street in the 16th and 18th centuries. The building had a large courtyard with Tuscan columns. The building had two doors in 'Calle Mesones' and another in a little square next to 'Calle Alhóndiga'. It was sold at auction and demolished. In 1932 an apartment block was placed in its place. Between this street and the 'Puerta Real' was located the old slaughterhouse, a big building with only one floor. After demolishing the 'Puerta Real' and the construction of the Darro tunnel, this urban space increases its value and the City Council decided to sell it in 1804. The slaughterhouse kept in use until 1833 and was demolished in 1866. This allowed the building of the Marqués de Campo Verde square and the apartment block next to it. Aliatar cinemas, 1940-1994.
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Almireceros
The ‘almicerero’ is a kitchen utensil used to keep the ‘almirez’ (mortar and pestle).
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Almuñécar
Almuñécar is a municipality located in the western Granadian shore, next to the Málaga border. Its location, next to the Mediterranean Sea, between the sea and the mountain, makes of it a very appealing place for tourists. It is also an important producer of subtropical fruit. Its origin is very old. It was a Phoenician colony and a Roman town known as Sexi.
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Alonso Cano Square
Here was located the Muslim Aljama Mosque, origin of the parish church Santa María de la O in 1501 while the cathedral was being built. When the new cathedra was ready, the building became the parish chapel. Finally it was demolished in 1704 and rebuilt later. The demolition of the archbishop's palace and the 1884 earthquake made possible the extension of the small square opposite the parish chapel. Here is located the Ecclesiastic Curia that housed the Literature University of Granada since its foundation until the middle of the 18th century. in 1945, the mayor Gallego y Burín remodelled the area forming this square. The square takes its name from Alonso Cano (1601-1667) a Spanish sculptor, artist, architect and draftsman who studied in Seville in the most important workshops of that time: the Pacheco's workshop, where he met Velázquez and the Martínez Montañes's workshop. In 1652, he settled in Granada where he was prebendary in the cathedral thanks to Philip IV's collaboration. He completed the decoration of the main chapel and later he became the cathedral's master builder. He was buried in the cathedral's crypt.
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Ancha de la Virgen
This street belongs to a small neighbourhood known as ‘La Virgen’. It is limited to the east with the ‘Paseo del Salón’, the south with ‘Carrera del Genil’, west with the ‘Mariana Pineda’ and ‘Bitaubín’ squares and north with ‘Plaza de los Campos'.
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Ancha de Santo Domingo
‘Casa de los Girones’ is the result of the Christian transformation of an old Arab house built in the later 13th century. It was restored by Torres Balbás in 1930.
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Andrés Segovia
(Linares, 1893 - Madrid, 1987) Spanish guitar player and pedagogue. He is considered to be promoter of the use of the guitar as a concert instrument and he renewed the repertoire of the guitar works with many transcriptions and new compositions. He was very popular and not only in Spain. In 1981 King Juan Carlos I gave him the title of 'Marqués de Salobreña'.
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Ángel Ganivet
This street belongs to San Matías district and also to the municipality of La Manigua, which was redesigned under the mayor Gallego y Burín (1938-1959). This street was opened in 1943, flanked by arcades, and with the 'Casa de Correos' and the 'Isabel la Católica' theatre as dominant elements. La Manigua was a collection of small passages and streets remaining from the 16th c. 'Mancebías' that followed the walls of the city up to the Magdalena church and the gates of Bibataubín and Bibarrambla. The street is named after a writer and diplomatic from Granada (Granada, 1865 - Riga, 1898). He is considered precursor of the 'Generación del 98' intellectual movement. He wrote his vision of Spain through his intern conflicts in 'Idearium español'. 'Granada la Bella' is another of his most important works. In it, he criticizes the drifting of the city into a vulgar architectonic cosmopolitism.
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Arabial
Opening this street meant the creation of a new belt. The previous one was the Ronda Road.
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Arandas
The end of this street was where the gate called 'Boquerón del Darro', built over the old gate 'Bab Arba`t `Ayun'. Until the 20th century, the street still had manor houses dating from 17th and 18th centuries, quite similar to each other, with three floors. They have been replaced with apartment blocks and the Real Property Registration Offices building.
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Avda. de Barcelona
It is the continuation of Arabial Street towards the southwest. It traces a parallel line with ‘Camino de Ronda’. It is named after the Catalan capital.
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Avda. de Cádiz
This street is dedicated to the Andalusia city. It crosses 'Camino de Ronda' and 'Avenida de Barcelona'.
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Avda. de Italia
One of the main roads of the Zaidín district. It is parallel (but several blocks away) to 'Avenida del Dílar'. It is dedicated to this European Country.
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Avenida Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso Avenue)
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1881- 1973. In his long career, he changed the idea of art and, especially, the philosophy of painting. He is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His work is present in many museums all over the world and also in some of the highest auction sales.
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Azacayas
This street was changed after the widening of the city after the creation of the Gran Vía. Some beautiful manor houses had to be demolished, like the 'Casa del Marqués de Falces', a superb manor house from the 17th century.
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Azhuma
This street was created to enlarge the southern area of the city. It belongs to the Fígares district, designed by Matías Fígares, who wanted to create a popular residential neighbourhood.
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