Arrabal of Saint Martin
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The Arrabal of Saint Martin (Spanish: Arrabal de San Martín) was a medieval arrabal (neighborhood) that sat outside the Christian Walls of Madrid. It was located around the location of the current Plaza of San Martín [es],[1] and occupied the space between Calle del Arenal [es], the Plaza de las Descalzas [es], Plaza del Callao, and Calle de las Navas de Tolosa [es].[2] It grew as a population center around the Monastery of Saint Martin [es] (adjacent to the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales),[3] neighboring San Martín was the Arrabal of San Ginés [es], and both were absorbed by the growth of the city in the 17th century.[4]