Plaza España

Streets - Outskirts

It was born in the XVIII century, it divided the municipality and today it is the most emblematic place and meeting point of the life of the sanvicenteros The current Plaza de España of San Vicente del Raspeig was the origin of the municipality. It was born with the birth of the church, built on an old hermitage in a tossal or promontory from which all the dry land of the Raspeig could be seen. Its origin dates back to the late eighteenth century when it was still a hamlet of Alicante and the houses were scattered. Throughout history it has received different names: Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza de la República and popularly known as the Plaza del Ayuntamiento or the church. The first reference to the Plaza de España is from 1744 and it was called Madrid Street or Plazuela de la Iglesia, because it was very small. That year the council of Alicante allows the creation of the main street that is born in the door of the church and with it the square. It is in turn the origin of the roads that started from San Vicente towards other towns: the main street that led to Alicante; the Elche road, current Colón street and the Madrid road, where products for sale were taken. The square is the one that structures the farmhouse, origin of the town.