Glorieta Fuentidueñas
The name recalls the place name Fuentidueña, from the Latin fontem dominae (‘the lady’s spring’), documented as Fontedona in 1135 for the Segovian town. The roundabout uses the plural form Fuentidueñas, which matches no Spanish municipality; the likeliest reference is Fuentidueña de Tajo (Madrid), though no primary source confirms it.
The name comes from the Latin fontem dominae, “the lady’s spring”, which medieval Castilian contracted into Fontedona. It appears in that form as early as 1135 for a Segovian town.
Two places in Spain bear the name: Fuentidueña, in the Duratón valley (Segovia), and Fuentidueña de Tajo, in south-eastern Madrid. The Glorieta Fuentidueñas lies in the Niño Jesús neighbourhood, built from 1947 south-east of the Retiro, where this is the only geographical place name among streets that recall biblical figures.
The plural is striking. No Spanish municipality carries that name in the plural, and no record survives of why the roundabout adopted it. The official street register, at least, lists it without an article: Glorieta Fuentidueñas, plain and simple.
Sources (9)
- Reseña histórica — Ayuntamiento de Fuentidueña
- Fuentidueña — Condado de Castilla
- Comunidad de villa y tierra de Fuentidueña — Wikipedia
- Fuentidueña — Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
- Fuentidueña de Tajo — Wikipedia (ES)
- Barrio del Niño Jesús (F2.352) — Guía de Arquitectura de Madrid (COAM)
- Barrio del Niño Jesús, inmobiliaria Urbis S.A. — Dialnet
- Calle de Juan de Urbieta — Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
- Ermita de Fuentidueñas (Plasencia) — Wikipedia