Calle de Alonso Núñez

The name points to a person, Alonso Núñez, but no reliable record survives of who he was or why the street was dedicated to him. The street appears in the Berruguete neighbourhood with no clarity about who is honoured, so any biography would be guesswork. The surroundings do say something. Berruguete is the smallest neighbourhood in the Tetuán district and takes its name from calle de Berruguete, in memory of the sculptor Alonso Berruguete, from Palencia. Several local streets honour artists, a pattern that places this Alonso Núñez in a possibly kindred orbit, though no record confirms it. Calle de Alonso Núñez is short and lies somewhat hidden near the winding Paseo de la Dirección, in a fabric of narrow streets and modest building.