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

Mentidero de Representantes

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 8, 2022

1. Mentidero de Representantes Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Este paraje fue en la época de los Austrias MENTIDERO DE REPRESENTANTES lugar de reunión de las gentes de teatro

(English translation:)

This place was during the time of the Habsburgs the Mentidero de Represantes, a place for meeting and gossip for theater people.

Erected 1991 by Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

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

Location. 40° 24.856′ N, 3° 41.922′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Cortes. Marker is at the intersection of Calle del León and Calle de Cervantes, on the left when traveling south on Calle del León. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle del León 7, Madrid 28014, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Miguel de Cervantes (a few steps from this marker); Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (within shouting distance of this marker); María de Zayas Sotomayor (about 90 meters away,

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measured in a direct line); Daniel Urrabieta Vierge (1851 - 1904) (about 90 meters away); Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo (about 90 meters away); Rosalía del Castro (about 90 meters away); Emilia Pardo Bazán (La Coruña 1851 - Madrid 1921) (about 90 meters away); José Echegaray (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Mentidero de Represantes (Memoria de Madrid, in Spanish). A short-but-detailed history, noting that the area was a living Who’s Who of Spanish arts and literature.

Excerpt: In the "Mentidero" authors and actors were hired, they greeted each other, let oneself be seen, while others went to see the famous. Lope was frequently cheered, loves fluttered, theatrical phrases spread throughout the theater, as did the truth. Thousands of authors, actors, theaters, comedies along with Our Lady of the Ninth, her miraculous patron saint, with her altarpiece on the corner of this street with that of Santa María….It was surely the best thing in Spain...

(Submitted on December 10, 2022.)

Mentidero de Representantes Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 8, 2022

2. Mentidero de Representantes Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.