Calle de Bolivia
It takes its name from the Andean country of Bolivia, within a sector of Chamartín whose streets pay tribute to Spanish America.
The name leads to the heart of South America. Bolivia took that name in 1825 in honour of Simón Bolívar, the liberator who sealed its independence. The street does not recall the man but the whole nation.
This part of the Chamartín district was built up in the 20th century over former market gardens. Those who designed its blocks devoted much of the street map to countries and cities across the Atlantic, so that a walk here means crossing an American geography planted among Madrid’s buildings.