Created in the Middle Ages it originally connected the
alcázar with the Puerta de Guadalajara (a disappeared wall gate). The Calle Mayor, that borders the
Plaza Mayor to the North, became the main thoroughfare of the city in the Early Modern Period. The Calle Mayor was the place where the guilds of silversmiths and jewelers concentrated. In the 18th century, the street was divided in three sections with different names:
Almudena (from the alcázar surroundings to the
Plazuela de la Villa;
Platería (from the plazuela de la Villa to the Puerta de Guadalajara), and
Mayor (from the Puerta de Guadalajara to the
Puerta del Sol). == References ==