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Plaza del Arenal 
During the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, this square was called Plaza del Real, after the gateway of the same name. The current name comes from the latin term 'arenarium' - a place of combat. In 1343, a 3-day combat took place here between two knights, Ruy Páez de Biedma and Payo Rodríguez Dávila.
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Larga
No houses were built alongside the city wall until 1496. This street was so-named in the 16th century, due to its 'beauty and length' (Larga means Long). It now forms part of the Official Route. The first orange trees were planted in 1855.
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Alameda Cristina
This elegant, city centre boulevard has been known by several names over the years, such as Llano de Santo Domingo and Llano de San Sebastián. On 22 April 1852, the City Council changed its name to Alameda (Avenue/Boulevard) de María Cristina, who was the Spanish Regent until Queen Isabel II came of age.
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Plaza Monti
This square was so-named in October 1878 in memory of Chief Magistrate Manuel Monti y Díaz (Ceuta, 1783-Jerez, 1850), who was also a Coronel in the Spanish Guard from 1824 to 1833. He became popular for his ingenuity, improvements and advances during his time in office. He once gave fifty ponies and two horses to King Fernando VII as a wedding gift upon the king's marriage to María Cristina de Borbón. The gift was actually given by the City Council but, for one reason or another, Señor Montí had to foot the bill. His descendants have attempted, in vain, to get compensation from the Council or the Government for this 'gift'.
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De la Rosa
This name first appeared in 1606 and may derive from a shop or inn (De la Rosa means Of the Rose), or possibly from a rose engraved on a door along the street.
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Lancería
The name of this street, which was once known as Astería, refers to the fact that 'lanzas' and 'astas' (lances and spears) used to be made here. A document from 1589 refers to it as 'Calle de la Astería next to San Francisco monastery'. The Bishop of Segorbe, Domingo Canubio, was born at number 7.
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Plaza Plateros
It would be difficult to find a square that has had more names than this one, as it has formerly been known as Plaza del Pan, Plaza del Rollo, Plaza de San Dionisio, Plaza de Oberto de Valeto, Plaza de las Vendedoras, Plaza de Mercaderes, and now Plaza Plateros. Some of the former names derive from goods sold here. Another is from the founder of the Carthusian Order, Álvar Orbeto de Valeto. The former name 'Rollo' derives from the 'Pillory' that once stood here.
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Tornería
Given the fact that there are streets in this neighbourhood called Sedería (Silk Shop) and Chapinería (Clog Maker), we can assume that this street name derives from Turner's workshops that once existed here.
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Plaza Rafael Rivero (Carrera oficial)
This square is named after Rafael Rivero de la Tixera, a former Mayor of Jerez who died in 1881. The City Council agreed to name the square after him on the very day day on which he died. He also founded El Monte de Piedad, 'brought' water from Tempul and was behind the first ever train in Andalusia.
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Cruces
This name (Cruces means Crosses) first appeared in documents dating back to 1560, but the true origins of the name are not known.
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Aire
Once known as Cuesta del Aire (literally, Air Hill), this street has been so-named since 1639 because of the strong winds that blow along here due to its facing southeast. A large part of the street runs alongside the wall pertaining to the El Evangelio nave of the Cathedral.
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Jose Luis Díez
Jose Luis Díez was a famous local scientist and seaman who died in 1887 at the age of thirty-six. He is buried at Panteón de Marinos Ilustres in San Fernando, Cadiz province. This street was originally called Cuesta de la Cárcel (Prison Hill), as the city prison was located here until the 18th century, on the site now occupied by Ambulatorio San Dionisio. It was then renamed Calle de la Princesa until 1897.
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Barranco
This street was once known as Cuesta de Belén (Bethlehem Hill) due to the fact that it led to the Convent of Mercedarios Descalzos that once stood in nearby Plaza del Arroyo. Its present name dates back to at least 1553.
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Sedería (Silk market)
The name of this street was already registered in 1567. This was due to the high number of silk shops that were present in the past. From 1945 to 1979, the street was called after Padre Luis María Llop, born in Villa Real de los Infantes (Castellón de la Plana) in 1874. He entered in the Carmelitas Noviciate in 1890 and was ordained in 1897. He travelled to Rome, the Holy Land, and Egypt. where he preached and studied. He became Master of the Noviciate, Prior of Osuna and Jerez and then was offered the Cádiz diocese, but refused it. His most remembered act was certainly the splendid canonical coronation of the image of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Jerez (23rd April 1925). Father Llop died in 1945 in Lisbon. The same year, several streets were named after him in Jerez and Sevilla.
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Calle Porvera
Since the beginning of the 16th century the people of Jerez have said ‘Iremos por vera de la muralla’ (‘We’ll go to see the Wall’) when speaking of the ancient Arabic city wall, and it’s from this that it derives its curious name ‘Por-vera.’ Nowadays the name is used for the entire stretch of road from Alameda Cristina up to the Victoria Church.
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Plaza de la Asunción
This square has been known by various names over the years; Plaza de Escribanos being the name that lasted longest, starting in the early 16th century. The current name of 'Asunción' (Assumption) dates back to Pope Pius XII's proclamation of 1950 regarding this Marian dogma.
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Curtidores
Previously known as Plaza de Ursino and Plaza de las Curtidurías, the current name refers to the tanners that once worked here.
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Sevilla
Prior to the Christian reconquest of Andalusia, this street was known as the 'road to Seville'. This is confirmed by the fact that, in 1267, King Alfonso the Wise named Fernant Yánez Palomino as Mayor of La Puerta de Sevilla, which was evidently a gateway leading to the road to Seville.
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Santiago Square
Named after the church that stands here, the centre of one of the most famous flamenco neighbourhoods of Andalusia.
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Plaza Peones
Once called Plaza de la Mondonguería, the current name derives from the 'peones' (manual workers) who gathered here to find work, according to documents from 1482.
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