Argüelles is an administrative neighbourhood of Madrid, part of the Moncloa-Aravaca district. As of 1 July 2019, it had a population of 24,257 inhabitants.[1] It is 0,755758 km² in total area.[2]

Argüelles
Neighbourhood of Madrid
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
District	Moncloa-Aravaca

History

The neighbourhood bears the name of Agustín Argüelles,[3] the legal guardian of Queen Isabella II. The first streets were chiefly named after influential members of the Royal Court.[3] Planned in the mid 19th century,[4] its urbanization started by 1856, on plots part of the Príncipe Pío hill.[5]

References

Bibliography

• Bravo Navarro, Martín (2009). El Barrio de Argüelles de Madrid y las primeras residencias universitarias del Opus Dei. Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12.
• Díez de Baldeón García, Alicia (1993). "El nacimiento de un barrio burgués: Argüelles en el siglo XIX" (PDF). Norba: Revista de Arte (13): 231–268. ISSN 0213-2214.
• Gómez Iglesias, Agustín (1968). "La montaña del Príncipe Pío y sus alrededores (1565-1907)" (PDF). Villa de Madrid (25): 11–29. ISSN 0042-6164.

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