Argüelles is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. As of 1 July 2019, it had a population of 24,257 inhabitants.[1] It is 0,755758 km2 in total area.[2]
History
The neighborhood bears the name of Agustín Argüelles,[3] the legal guardian of Queen Isabella II. The first streets were chiefly named after influential members of the Royal Court.[3] Planned in the mid 19th century,[4] its urbanization started by 1856, on plots part of the Príncipe Pío hill.[5]
References
- ^ "Población por distrito y barrio". Ayuntamiento de Madrid. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Relación de barrios (superficie y perímetro)". Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
- ^ Díez de Baldeón García 1993, p. 231.
- ^ Gómez Iglesias 1968, p. 23.
Bibliography
- Bravo Navarro, Martín (2009). El Barrio de Argüelles de Madrid y las primeras residencias universitarias del Opus Dei. Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Díez de Baldeón García, Alicia (1993). "El nacimiento de un barrio burgués: Argüelles en el siglo XIX" (PDF). Norba: Revista de Arte (13): 231–268. ISSN 0213-2214.
- Gómez Iglesias, Agustín (1968). "La montaña del Príncipe Pío y sus alrededores (1565-1907)" (PDF). Villa de Madrid (25): 11–29. ISSN 0042-6164.
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