Alcalá de Henares medieval. Aspectos de su geografía urbana

Authors

  • Carmen Román Pastor Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Madrid.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.2004.i256.178

Keywords:

Alcalá de Henares, mediaeval town planning, urban geography, city walls, mediaeval village, Moorish quarter, Jewish quarter

Abstract


The mediaeval Alcalá de Henares, some sights of its urban geography. This article shows the evolution of Alcalá de Henares from its origins to the cisneriana reform. It focuses on the old primitive of San Justo and its following expansion, foundation of the modem city. Due to plenty of evidences from XVth century, this period of time has been studied more deeply: toponymy of some streets has been documented, and town planning has been anlysed. This urban design shows the town in several quarters, according to the different religions —Christian, Islamic and Jew— of their in habitants.

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Published

2004-09-30

How to Cite

Román Pastor, C. (2004). Alcalá de Henares medieval. Aspectos de su geografía urbana. Estudios Geográficos, 65(256), 497–539. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeogr.2004.i256.178

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