Lavapiés

It officially belongs to the Embajadores quarter, so called after the diplomatic residences that lay outside the walls and whose members would come up from the south when they visited the palace. Its location and lay of the land largely determined its name and those of its streets. Waters drained down through it, cultures came together, and duels, executions and processions passed by. There were elms and olive groves, and later came the religious to the convents and the doctors to the hospitals. Today, the three fish are prepared in a range of ethnic restaurants. Many kinds of trades are carried on. There is more at play than the game of tribulete. People look at the sun and, with attention and imagination, look at the river too.