Plaza de Cervantes
Plaza de Cervantes is a square in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Plaza de Cervantes is situated nearby to the memorial Monument to Cervantes, as well as near the theater building Corral de comedias de Alcalá de Henares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Square
- Description: cultural property in Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Also known as: “Cervantes Square” and “Plaza de cervantes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corral de comedias de Alcalá de Henares and Monument to Cervantes.
Corral de comedias de Alcalá de Henares
Theater building
Corral de Comedias de Alcalá de Henares in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain, is one of the oldest preserved theatres in Europe. Built in 1601–02 and designed to mirror the Corral de la Cruz in Madrid, the architect was Francisco Sánchez.
Monument to Cervantes
Memorial
Photo: Marisa1971, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument to Cervantes is a memorial.
College of Málaga
Photo: Raimundo Pastor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Colegio Menor de San Ciriaco y Santa Paula, popularly known as Colegio de Málaga, is one of the educational centres that made up the former Cisnerian University of Alcalá de Henares, and which currently houses the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Alcalá. College of Málaga is situated 190 metres south of Plaza de Cervantes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) and Camarma de Esteruelas.
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares)
Neighborhood
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Plaza de Cervantes.
Camarma de Esteruelas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camarma de Esteruelas is a Spanish village and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain, 35 km northeast of the city of Madrid and 5 km north of Alcalá de Henares. Camarma de Esteruelas is situated 8 km north of Plaza de Cervantes.
Villalbilla
Village
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Villalbilla is a village in Spain. It is located in the east of the Community of Madrid, near the city of Alcalá de Henares. It had a population of 15,866 in 2022. Villalbilla is situated 8 km southeast of Plaza de Cervantes.
Plaza de Cervantes
- Categories: plaza mayor, historic grouping, and locality
- Location: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.48255° or 40° 28′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.36425° or 3° 21′ 51″ westElevation
595 metres (1,952 feet)Open location code
8CGRFJMP+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 23352471OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From Slovenian to Spanish—“Plaza de Cervantes” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “plaza de Cervantes”
- Spanish: “Plaza de Cervantes”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Constitución”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Mercado”
- Spanish: “Plaza mayor”
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