Plaza de la Escandalera
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The square is rectangular, bounded on its west side by the streets Paseo de los Alamos and Uria, which run parallel, and the Campo de San Francisco. On the east side, the street of San Francisco is in the south corner, Argüelles and, tangentially, the Pelayo are in the northern corner.
Naming history
The square has had at different times the names 27 March, General Ordóñez, Republic, and Generalissimo and Escandalera. It has also had other name proposals such as Independence, General Meeting, and Plaza of the Heroes Noval and Ordóñez.
The name Escandalera began to be used unofficially beginning in the 19th century. At the time, Escandalera referred to the heated discussions, within the municipal corporation, in the press, and the village, as a result of the first house built in the corner of the streets of San Francisco and Fruela.
