Some questions about the urbanism of Zamora at the end of the 19th century. The alignment plans and the regularization of Renova street (1872-1897)

Abstract

The article claims the important work of the municipal administration in the urban renewal begun in Zamora at the end of the 19th century, after the lethargy in which it had been immersed since the Middle Ages. In this regard, the alignment of the main roads of the medieval city was essential to achieve the functional adaptation of space to modern circulatory requirements, using the new urbanistic mechanisms granted by state legislation. The early intervention on Renova Street marked a turning point in the capital revitalization process. Its strategic location, at the confluence of the Plaza Mayor and the main roads of the second precinct, allowed the connection of the urban center with the new communication and transport infrastructures located outside the walls, favoring the recovery of the citizen activity and giving rise to new interventions in the urban location.