Espacios públicos de ocio en el Madrid de Felipe II y Felipe III
type: CreativeWork
description: The present study deals with the main public spaces of leisure in Madrid between 1561, when Philip II established the Court in the town, and the end of Philip III reign, being El Prado de San Jerónimo one of the most out-standing among them. First a general approach to the meaning and evolution of the public walks in Europe is done, with some Spanish examples, as well as Spanish American and European. An interesting conclusion given is that El Prado de San Jerónimo is a new kind of walking public space, born in the Court establishment early years in Madrid 1561, due to Felipe II�s will. Meanwhile the majority of public Court walks in Spain, America and Europe appeared later, most of them during XVIII and XIX centuries, being some of them at first private spaces (nobility and royalty gardens), which ended converted in public spaces during those years. Going out for a walk to breath fresh air was considered by theorists highly recommended and even necessary as a prophylactic measure, for hygienic reasons. But no less important are the social connotations of the promenade, of which the higher social classes were very fond in the studied period; these rides and open air activities, had usually a courtier prevailing character. Their public character supposes no limitations for the access to the social groups members' least favoured, whereas they were not easily admitted in private gardens and parks. But the gentlemen´s promenade in certain hours and epochs of the year performed special importance in a society based on familiar and patronage system. That´s why El Prado de San Jerónimo had a special meaning in the few years in which Madrid, not without hesitations, turned into stable and definitive headquarters of the Court. On the other hand, public spaces existed simultaneously in Madrid for a more popular leisure, like las Vistillas, the Manzanares banks, Leganitos and its environment, the Vega slope and these places were not at all disdained by gentlemen of higher soci…
abstract: The present study deals with the main public spaces of leisure in Madrid between 1561, when Philip II established the Court in the town, and the end of Philip III reign, being El Prado de San Jerónimo one of the most out-standing among them. First a general approach to the meaning and evolution of the public walks in Europe is done, with some Spanish examples, as well as Spanish American and European. An interesting conclusion given is that El Prado de San Jerónimo is a new kind of walking public space, born in the Court establishment early years in Madrid 1561, due to Felipe II�s will. Meanwhile the majority of public Court walks in Spain, America and Europe appeared later, most of them during XVIII and XIX centuries, being some of them at first private spaces (nobility and royalty gardens), which ended converted in public spaces during those years. Going out for a walk to breath fresh air was considered by theorists highly recommended and even necessary as a prophylactic measure, for hygienic reasons. But no less important are the social connotations of the promenade, of which the higher social classes were very fond in the studied period; these rides and open air activities, had usually a courtier prevailing character. Their public character supposes no limitations for the access to the social groups members' least favoured, whereas they were not easily admitted in private gardens and parks. But the gentlemen´s promenade in certain hours and epochs of the year performed special importance in a society based on familiar and patronage system. That´s why El Prado de San Jerónimo had a special meaning in the few years in which Madrid, not without hesitations, turned into stable and definitive headquarters of the Court. On the other hand, public spaces existed simultaneously in Madrid for a more popular leisure, like las Vistillas, the Manzanares banks, Leganitos and its environment, the Vega slope and these places were not at all disdained by gentlemen of higher soci…
author: Muñoz de la Nava Chacón, José Miguel
language: spa
keywords: urbanism, music, leisure, Madrid, public spaces, social life, reign of Philip II, reign of Philip III, urbanismo, música, ocio, espacios públicos, vida social, reinado de Felipe II, reinado de Felipe III
date published: 2016
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:26:49Z
provider: Dialnet
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España)