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Plaça de Catalunya sign. Since the end of the 19th century it has been the hub of Barcelona. The odonyms of Barcelona — meaning the street names in Barcelona along with the names of thoroughfares and other roads in the city — are regulated by the Ponència de Nomenclàtor dels Carrers de Barcelona, a commission under the Department of Culture of the Barcelona City Council.
Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines (1717–19). The street has been renamed to Figueras Street after José Figueras, secretary of labor (1948–53). Avenida de Pres. Carlos García Quezon City: Filipino president (1957–61). Street within University of the Philippines Diliman campus and is not to be confused with Circumferential Road 5.
The Gran Vía (Spanish: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.a], Great Way) is a street in central Madrid, Spain.It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España.The street, sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Broadway", is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres.
Various conflicts over recent centuries took their toll on La Rambla's religious buildings, most notably the St. James's Night riots in 1835, when revolutionaries burned the monasteries and churches and killed a number of friars; [10] and the Spanish Civil War in 1936–39, when Barcelona came under the control of anarchists who again targeted ...
Avenida Boulevard is a street that crosses the city line between Gurabo, Puerto Rico and Juncos, Puerto Rico (avenida = "avenue" in Spanish) La Avenida Street, Mountain View, California (The Avenue Street – Spanish) Avenue du Boulevard is a street in Portneuf, Quebec; Avenue Road is a major street in Toronto, Ontario. [3]
Carretera Convencional , also known as CCRIGE, is the typeface used on Spanish road signs. [1]: 86 From 1962 until approximately 1991, a French typeface predating Caractères was used on road signs. [note 2] Additionally, an italic serif typeface was used to indicate certain destinations, such as railway stations and airports.
Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.