Palacio in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Puerta de Xagra / Xagra Gate

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2022

1. Puerta de Xagra / Xagra Gate Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Entre este lugar y el actual Palacio Real se alzó la Puerta de Xagra, perteneciente al primer recinto de la murralla árabe o Almudena

(English translation:)

Between this location and the current Royal Palace, stood the Xagra Gate, a part of the first enclosure of the Arab wall or Almudena

Erected 1991 by Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the City of Madrid - "Yellow Diamond" series list.

Location. 40° 25.025′ N, 3° 42.764′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Palacio. Marker is on Calle de Rebeque, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle de Requena 5, Madrid 28013, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monumento al Capitan Melgar / Captain Melgar Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); José del Castillo (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660)

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(about 90 meters away); Juan Gómez de Mora (about 90 meters away); Juan Bautista Sachetti (about 120 meters away); Las Monarcas Trastámara (about 180 meters away); Ana de Mendoza y la Cerda (about 180 meters away); El 2 de Mayo de 1808 (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Puerta de Xagra (Memoria de Madrid, in Spanish).

Excerpt (in translation): "Although the excavations carried out to date have not revealed anything about this Gate and some historians have considered it "the great ghost", Professor Manuel Montero Vallejo, a specialist in Medieval Madrid, justifies the location of this plaque because, already in 1190, these houses are cited, 'portam de sacram in arravalde'. The portal is named after the "xagra region" to which it looked on various occasions during the Middle Ages....it was almost attached to the Alcázar and looked northeast, and near it was the Parish of San Miguel de la Xagra."

(Submitted on June 8, 2022.)

Puerta de Xagra / Xagra Gate Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2022

2. Puerta de Xagra / Xagra Gate Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.