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The Plaza Mayor and the Shaping of Baroque Madrid

by Jesus Escobar

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Madrid’s Plaza Mayor in the making of a capital

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Madrid’s Plaza Mayor in the making of a capital

Jesús Escobar uses the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor to examine Madrid’s transformation from a secondary market town into the capital of the Spanish Habsburg empire. The square and its surrounding buildings provide the book’s architectural focus, while archival documents, architectural drawings, and surviving parts of the city inform the analysis. By linking urban development to the government’s choice of Madrid as the capital in 1561, the study places a public monument within the wider history of the city’s changing role and administration.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the architecture and history of Madrid.
  • Those studying public squares, urban planning, or Baroque architecture.
  • Readers exploring the Spanish Habsburg empire and the development of its capital.

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Urban transformationPublic architectureBaroque MadridGovernment and the shaping of cities

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Jesús Escobar's examination of the transformation of Madrid (from a secondary market town to the capital of the worldwide Spanish Hapsburg empire) focuses on the planning and building of Madrid's principal public monument, the Plaza Mayor. It is based on the analysis of archival documents and architectural drawings, as well as the surviving fabric of the city itself. Escobar demonstrates how the development of the city square and its surroundings reflects the bureaucratic nature of the government that chose Madrid in 1561 to serve as the capital of Spain.
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