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MAN GEOGRAPHIES Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geograh!0) 4.1, 17-31

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AMINO %E SAN&IAGO P'A$E NAMES AN% S&REE& NAMESAS (OR%ER POS&S IN &HE $O''E$&I)E MEMOR* +I,

Nicolaea-

rtment of Geograh!. (ucharest Uni/ersit!. (ucharest. Romania

ract1 An imortant su02ect of interest for human geograhers has 0een. since at least 3riedrichel5s time. the lin6 0et"een geograhical realit! and the lace7names# &hese 8fossils of humanrah!5 +cf# Raoul (lanchard, ha/e 0ecome no"ada!s increasingl! attracti/e for the culturalrahers interested. among other issues. in e9laning the imact of some olitical actions +fornce gi/ing names "ith olitical connotations to different laces. eseciall! streets and otheric laces, on the collecti/e memor!# Authors5 edestrian tri +of almost :;; 6m, through the

hern Sain along the St# James5


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resting situations to those "ho are notedamino due to cultural reasons# &he resorti0liograhical sources and direct"ledge of aointed o02ect remaingator! conditions for a correct e9lanationeograhical names. of the significationsrorated 0! these during !ears# In theicular case of streets5 names +odon!ms,.deal "ith an inter/ention +"ith /aria0lensities, of authorities. the streets5 namesg most often used 0! inha0itants#

&a6en as a "hole. the names of lacesect the /ariet! of natural en/ironment. thecess of oulation and the long action of/e ad2ustment of communities to naturalsocial en/ironment# At the same time. reresent a art of the cultural atrimon!eole. 0eing necessar! in our case to" the elements "hich created the identit!ain# +fig# D, It is aro/ed generall! theri0ution of four successi/e la!ers of

or!. of culture and ci/ilisation. "hichted the fundamental identit! of Sainm0a. >;;. ,#D# &he first la!er. that of I0erians

a0lished in >nd millennium 0efore $hrist,.ed "ith $eltics +starting "ith )II centur!

ore $hrist, $eltic I0erians# 3rom themained names of ri/ersD. the h!dron!msg. as "e 6no". the categor! of names ofes most resistant to time erosion follo"ingterms entered in the structure of someon!ms arri/ed. some of them changed. uresent1 0erg C @mountain. 0riga Ctification +e9# Julio0riga toda! 'ogrono,.a C @0ridge +e9# (rie/a. near Na2era,. 0ur.C @head. @ea6# In the same toon!micr are also included the names of laces

lted from eus6erra +(asBue,. languageated from the rest of Euroean linguisticilies# I 0ring no" in discussion t"on!ms from Na/arra> section of camino iri +4u0iiri. @/illage from the 0ridge, andrte +uraarte. @"ater land 0et"eeners, reminding of the osition of initialof this localit! in the neigh0ourhood of

mlona. in a "ide meander of Arga ri/erdran. >;;>. ?;. ;;,#># &he antic la!er created C roduced 0!ans +including $arthaginians,. Gree6s and

mans# &he! shall incororate ur0anommodations among "hich $adi9 +the

t famous to"n of Occidental Euroe, andaga. founded 0! &!rians under the name

Gadeira +romanised Gades. ta6en o/er 0!0ians as Kadis, and resecti/el! Maina6eRomans named it Malaca, +$eldran. >;;>. L,# &he most @consistent contri0utionsthat of Romans "ho dominated theian sace. imosing a sole language. "hereeared se/eral names of laces arri/ed u toda!s. in forms o0/iousl! amended 0utnt to e/o6e their 'atin origin# E9# Astorgasturica Augusta, caital of Maragateria.

edo +salicetum,. in Galicia +on the routeamino,. Pineda +inetum, se/erallities. including one on Maresme $oast in

alun!a. Farago4a +$aesaraugusta. name in honour of Julius $aesar. Ara0ian form

aBusta,## &he la!er roduced 0! Germanicrations. )isigoths and Sue/es. "hen. for


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first time in the histor! aears theolitical concet of Sain# In toon!m!.e ha/e 0een reser/ed names of lacesing from anthroon!ms. most freBuentl!alicia "here sue/es ha/e esta0lished

otherGermaniceole,1Gomari4.domar +Gundemar,. Rairi4. Allari4.

ndari4. Hermisende. Aldan. Sendium etc#re ha/e resisted u to resent 'atin7manic. h!0rid forms. such as $astro2eri4astrum Sigerici,. )ile4a +/illa de Agi4a,.alan +/illa Egilani, etc# &he Germanic

6s in toon!m! are more o0/ious incia. Asturia and in lo"er roortions in

ro/inces of 'eon and Famora +3an2ul.L. D:?,## &he la!er roduced 0! the in/asions

Moslems +started in DD, "ho named thece conBuered Al Andalus# &he longence of Moslems +most of them in Northca. Hamites and not SemitesCauthentic0ians, left trac6s in I0erian &oon!m!.e numerous in the south of the countr!#instance. there are se/eral names of laceseciall! h!dron!ms or oicon!ms "ith thein in h!dron!ms, "hich 0egin "ith GuadeBui/alent of "adi7"ater1 Guada2o4uddle ri/er. "adi alshush, +Al0aiges. D??:.,. Guadala2ara +@ri/er of stones. "adi al2ar,.dalcanal +ri/er "ith Bua! sector "adi alal,. Guadalue +@ri/er of "olf. "adiu0,. GuadalBui/ir +"adi al76i0ir. @great

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MINO %E SAN&IAGO P'A$E NAMES AN% S&REE& NAMES

r,+Al0aiges. D??:. >?,# Some Ara0ianron!ms stood 0! e9tension on the 0asether geograhical categories of toon!msh as Guadarrama +in Ara0ian "adi ar7mla. @ri/er "ith sand. sand!,. name "orn

! 0! a localit! +thus an oicon!m, "itheral mineral sources and mountain chainmel! a morhon!m C oron!m, near Madridrra de Guadarrama,# Some Ara0ianominations @migrated "ith the Sanishnists in the Ne" ;;>. >,h a famous uni/ersit! and the nati/e lacehe most famous Sanish Miguel de/antes# 0, $alata!ud +Kalat A!uu0 @castle

A!u0, a significant localit! 0et"een

ago4a and Madrid# Another termointing a consolidated. fortified lace.asr +arri/ed in Sanish as alca4ar, is the0ian form of 'atin castrum# On the trac6ilgrims "e encounter )illalca4ar de Sirga.ommodation near $arrin de les $ondes#ther Ara0ian term assed racticall!

hanged +honeticall!, in Sanish is al7ara +@0ridge,. reroduced 0! the "ell7"n oicon!m Alcantara +ro/# $aceres.emadura, name came from the 0ridge

r &a2o 0uilt during the reign of emeroranL +Al0aiges. D??:. :,#

Se/eral toon!ms +not all, "hich 0eginh the morheme al7 suggest the Ara0ianin of these. signalling geograhicalities of most /arious# More 6no"n 0!grahers +economists, is the oicon!m

maden "hich signalises antic e9loitationsinna0ar +mercur! mineral, acti/e as "ellentl! from $iudad Real ro/ince +$astilla

Mancha,# &hrough Ara0ian. there ha/e/ed to us antic names of laces such asaraugusta +see a0o/e, and 'eu6antCcentum toda! AlicanteCAlacant +in Ara0iana6ant, +$eldrn. >;;>. L;,#&he cometition similar "ith a crusade

"een Moslems and $hristian 6ings.ing "ith those of Asturia "ho consideredre 1# %ialects of SanishC$astilian language



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msel/es the legitimate follo"ers ofgoths 6ings 6no"n as ReconBuista alsoa significant role in I0erian toon!micomination# &here are se/eral names ofes formed of hagion!ms. from San Adrianalit! in Na/arra,. to San )icente +deantara. Qde la (arBuera. Qde la Sonsierra +$eldrn. >;;>. ?>7>D,# (ut the mostous is Santiago de $omostela. lacere are encountered the relics of Iaco0stle. under the flag of "hom too6 lace

onBuista# O0/iousl!. there are not a0sentes formed "ith the "ord santa @saint.e9amles 0eing numerous as "ell. fromta Agueda from the $ountr! of (asBues tota Ursula from $anar! Isles# In thegor! of hagion!ms are also included Santa4 +saint cross, and Santa fe +saint faith,ch enter in the structure of some names ofes from Sain and 'atin America# More"n e9amles1 Santa $ru4 de &enerife +arch#ariasC$anare,.Santafede(ogotalom0ia,#&hese names formed in the sace oftilian +Sanish, language are added those

m the sace of $atalan language +regionaluage, formed "ith the term Sant +Santia the eBui/alent of San Adrian. Sanreu. San Antoni# &he name of )irgin Mar!

Sanish Nuestra )irgen to "hich is addederal times a determinati/e deending onlaces C situations "here. 0! traditionssignalised the Mother of God, aears not

! in oicon!ms +names of localities, 0ut alsodon!ms there ha/e 0een re/ie"ed ets "hose name remind of the da! ofanit! +D> Octo0er, "hich. in $atholicndar. is also the da! of the atron of Sain

estra Senora del Pilar, of the streets.ha/e the name of $alle de la Hisanidad the name of $alle de Nuestra SenoraPilar,:#One shall also mention the colonisation

ons erformed 0! I0erian 6ings +ofarra. 'eon. $astilia. Aragon etc#, afterch. graduall!. ha/e conBuered fromslems the territories lost at the 0eginning

)III centur!# It is interesting that in thelities from the route to Santiago de

mostela ha/e also settled colonists fromond P!renees. 6no"n under the medie/al

e francos?# &he infraage te9t is enoughressi/e in original to 0e translated#&his 0rief resentation emhasi4es theeral lines of Sanish toon!m!. an originalon!m!. result of suerosition of se/eralrs of ci/ilisation and culture# It reflects

h the distinct characteristics of naturalments +there are no names of laces gi/endoml!. all are moti/ated, as "ell as theon of humanisation of landscae and

ments of culture secific to the eolech succeeded o/er millennia# It aears asnct element in Euroean toon!mic

m0l! the amount of names of lacesmed in +or under the influence, Ara0ian

uage. more numerous in the south halfless numerous in the northern one amongch $amino de Santiago# &hese are addednames of laces resulting from hagion!ms.

merous all along the ilgrimage trac6#'et5s also recall the fact that due to their


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rit! in the colonisation of Ne" ,#&oda!. "hen desacrali4ation of "orldhed a high le/el. it is areciated rather asoldest tourist itinerar! descri0ed for thetime in the first tourist guide in the

or! +II centur!,D# It "as asserted 0! thet German man of culture J#


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re 2# &he main route of St James5 ;;7>;;?, "ith the ilgrimse from all arts of the "orld is a uniBueerience "hich fa/ours as "ell the"ledge of a cultural7historic sace "ith aar6a0le originalit!# A first direction "asesented 0! some ertinent e9lanationsnumerous localities +large and small. man!hem /er! small, "hich range as 0eads on aad along the camino#


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3rom the multitude of names of lacesd on camino. "e ha/e selected some

mles for different situations "hichri0ute to the emhasis of toon!micrD#'et5s start "ith those oicon!ms "hichhasi4e a trait of natural en/ironmentre aears and is de/eloed the human

ommodation#


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mino. Esinosa del $amino. Hornillos delmimo. (oadilla del $amino. San Nicolas dell $amino. &ro0a2o del $amino. )irgen del

mino. San Miguel del $amino. San Martin$amino. Ra0anal del $amino. San Mamede$amino. San iao do $amino#

Secific to Sain and camino cannotesent an e9cetion is the multitude ofn!ms e9ressing the religious feeling from

eriod of founding the resecti/e oularnts. in other "ords the use of hagion!ms1ta $ilia de Jaca. )irgen de la $ue/as. Santo

mingo de la $al4ada. San Juan de Ortega.(ol. San Nicolas de Puente 3itero. Sahagun

anct 3acundCSan 3aguntCSahagun,. Sanolas de Real $amino. )irgen del $amino./erde de la )irgen. San Miguel del $amino.Martin del $amino. San Justo de la )ega.ta $atalina de Samo4a in the Galiciance. "e encounter the oicon!ms Santo/al do Real. San Martino do Real. San

mede do $amino. San iao do $amino.ta Maria de Melide. Santa Irene. San Anton.Palo. San Marcos. San 'a4aro. SAN&IAGO$OMPOS&E'A# &"o ersonalities dra"attention at the earlier eriod ofrimage. sanctified su0seBuentl!. "hiched imortant roles in the determination of

current trac6 of camino. Santo %omingoa $al4ada +D;D?7DD;?, declared atron ofnish of roads. among others, and hisrentice San Juan de Ortega +D;L;7DD,#



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Other oicon!ms signalise the anthroicsure o/er en/ironment. more e9actl! theo/al of natural /egetation1 Ronces/allest# roncare. clearance for furro",. (urlada Pamlona+0uruVhillinBueCeus6erra. Ustulata C 0urnt in 'atin,cultural acti/ities1 Granon +grannum.ndant in cereals,. 3romista +frumentum.at,. then the colonisations "ithulation o/er the mountains +from resentnce,1 $anfranc. )illafranca Montes de Oca

r (urgos,. )illafranca del (ier4o +in 'eon/ince near Galicia, old o"ners1 $andanchueld d5An2ou. signalising this trans0ordersession of "ell76no"n 3rench no0illiar! Cal famil!,. &eradillos de los &emlariosnalising the resence of the famoustar! religious order, or old occuations1rerias+0lac6smiths,andeasantallations1 Molinaseca +"ind mills, etc#Defore assing to the real anal!sis ofn!ms gathered from the conte9t of thed to Santiago de $omostela. I state thats!stem of denomination is a t!icaloean. "ithout names of streets lea/ing

m num0ers +as it is the case of Americanomination of to"ns, and fact secific toin. the denominations are e9ressed intillian 0ut also 0ilingual in Na/arra +in6eraC0asBue and in castillianCSanish,. orhe regional language gallega +in Galicia,#Similar to other countries. including

mania. the Sanish street nomenclaturered in normalisation hase +of the mar6streets and num0ers of 0uildings on roadshe resecti/e street, relati/el! late. morectl! at the 0eginning of I centur!# In of Sanish to"ns of ro/ince it is

eted that the rocess has started duringoleon occuation +D:;:7D:D,# Ho"e/er. in

nce. the street mar6ing 0egan in D>: ins +(adariotti. >;;>. >:?,. fact "hich"ed the determination of the names ofets 0e!ond the oral tradition "hich ro/ese a traditional oneD:# It "as ro/ed that theet denomination through mar6ings "ase than an element of suort in thentation of locals or of assengers itame an instrument of inter/ention in theecti/e memor! of the inha0itants of then "hich "as 6eeing re/iousl! for thens of internal communication onl! those

ments "ith functional character1 Stradae. Piata Sfatului. Strada Sitalului. Strada

ericii etc#Once instituted the street lates. the!0ecome a tool 0! "hich the oliticaler could mar6 the elements "hich suortither names of reresentati/e ersonalities

mo0ilising notions +such as li0ert!.ntr!. /ictor! etc#,D?# In addition. in terms oftorial e9ansion of to"ns and imlicitl! ofease of street net"or6. one has resorted toominations 0oth from national sacetural. scientific ersonalities. other

on!ms, and the international one it ish a0out anthroon!ms +lea/ing fromural. scientific. artistic ersonalities, andr toon!mic geograhical categorieson!ms. oron!ms. h!dron!ms etc#, ornge names +see further on fig# "ith namestreets from Farago4a,# &he latter issues arenl! encountered in middle and great


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man accommodations. the smaller or rurals needing a more reduced stoc6 ofominations. dominant 0eing those relatedocal sace and histor!# It "as also o0/iousnter/ention of olitical factor. thingch emhasi4es a side mainl! ignored ofn!m!. namel! that of formers of collecti/etalities +'ight et al. >;;,# &his thing

ame o0/ious since the 0eginning of thecess of institution of street lates asten references necessar! for orientation ini/ed sace#

A real case of @official odon!mico"ment from camino area is offered 0!ncia. the caital of omon!m ro/ince

m $astilla ! 'eon communit! +Macho.?, +Macho. >;;?,# Here. during D:;?. theree 0een denominated C mar6ed the streetse D:;?, and the num0ers of 0uildingsto0er D:;?,. action resented as reference

modernisation of Sain +@returned, 0!nchmen# &his modernisation included as the transfer to municial councils. of the

noole of street denomination. re/iousl!erogati/e of ro!al o"er# In case ofncia. the action had an immediatetical signification. more e9actl! tolitate orientation C mo/ement of theesentati/es +militaries, of 3rench arm! ofuation @lodged in a to"n "hereticall! noone "as sea6ing 3rench>;#



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oto D# Madrid Street denomination from aor! of $hristian fleet 7 led 0! Juan de Austria0rother of =ing Philli II of Sain, o/er the&ur6ish one near 'eanto. in DLD

+hoto I# Nicolae,#

Most of the streets5 names "ere lea/ingm certain local references used 0! locals.

the first street @mar6ed 0! lates "asrall! $alle Ma!or +main street,# &hecating lates ha/e acBuired graduall! +not!"here, an esthetic. figurati/e charge.inding of resecti/e name +Photo D,#

&o 0e reminded that. once entered inuse of inha0itants. the street

menclature has suffered modificationsordingtooliticalorientationsominated C came to o"er in Madrid#se modifications "ere o0/iousl! artialconcerned those names of ersonalitiesch no longer @corresonded to the ne"tical regime# In case of Palencia +"hich 0e e9traolated at the le/el of the entire

an assem0l! of the countr!,. the firstdifications occurred during the !ears ofSe9eniore/olucionario+eriod

secuti/e to the reign of Bueen Isa0el II,#3or instance. in Palencia. the odon!meeo del Salon de Isa0el II "as relaced 0! aoer one namel! Paseo de la 'i0ertad# &heoration has remo/ed the modificationsroosed other names. of traditionalser/ators# Other changes ha/e occurred

reu0lic+D?D7D?,duringthe>ndseBuentl! during the franchist regime andntuall! during ost7franchist eriod. oforation of monarch! and democrac!#n returning to a democratic regime. oneassed graduall! +not immediatel!, to the

o/al of names related to franchist eriod#! ha/e acBuired dee significations afteraro/al 0! Parliament and u0lication inOfficial Journal of 'a" no# L>C>;; named'a" for Historic Memor! +'e! de lamoria Historica,>D "hich identifies as "ellmeans of inter/ention o/er franchisteritance. one of these 0eing as "ell the

et nomenclature>>#At the le/el of a localit!. the odon!ms

constituted in the geograhical categor! ofes of laces the most often used# &his

ens 0ecause the! are used dail! in

ntation and ositioning "ithin the li/edce +to"n. 0orough. /illage,# O0/iousl!.e names are used more than others andis reflected "ithin the resecti/e name asthe case of the main lace of meeting Cering of locals @Pla4a Ma!or and of

main street @$alle Ma!or +"hich not fe"es 0ears the name of $alle Real,# . the main street is called $alle $aminoantiago in Riego de Am0rs +nearferrada, this name is assigned to a shortet. situated at the "est side of the state.emeanttoorientatetheellersCilgrimsX

An e9lanation of the reduced num0erdon!ms related to the route of ilgrims isthe fact that in most cases the route


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hin the localit! sueroses "ith the mainet called $alle Ma!orC$alle Real# If "esider the fact that most localities aearedccurred due to the road to Santiago. "e areciate that the name of $alle

!orC$alle Real is e/entuall! a @modifiedion for $amino Santiago# &his fact isfirmed as "ell 0! the fact that in largens such as 'ogrono and Ponferrada thee of $amino de Santiago "as assigned toe ne" residential comle9es situated atedge of outside 0uilt7u area all along the

sical trac6 of ilgrims# In 'ogrono there isa $alle de Santiago. street erendicularr0an trac6 of ilgrims. in the oint oftion of the t"o streets 0eing located the

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tiago. there are also t"o commemorati/ees +since D?LL and resecti/el! D?:,cated to %elhu!ar 0rothers. theo/erers of ;;? +"ithin almost t"os after the aro/al 0! Sanish Parliament

he @'a" for historic memor!, sho"ed methe! do not "ish to change the resecti/e

omination#oto > a# Ra0anal del $amino1 Street mar6ingto I# Nicolae,# It is noticed ho" the main streetlle Real sueroses to the ur0an section of

$amino de Santiago#

o > 0# Atauerca Street mar6ing the former Cmedie/al autonom! +hoto I# Nicolae,

A significant side of denomination inian +Sanish, sace is reresented 0! the

h degree of autonom! concerning theanisation of indi/idual sace of life# 3romoint of /ie" of toon!m!. this fact is6ed. among others. 0! the conser/ation ofe names +related to the local collecti/eimon!, among "hich it is noticed fuero7er the form Pla4aC$alle de los 3ueros.n!m "hich notes an ostentation. "e ma!the element of autonom! assigned once toecti/e communit! +0! central o"er,

ntained "ith ride 0! the locals of oldoughs. toda! small to"ns or e/en ruralmunes +Photo ,>#Autonom! resents sometimes e/en

ms of resistance oosite to the decisionsIn other "ords. the odon!m! of north7nish sace crossed 0! foot for "ee6s is anting one contri0uting to the comletion ofsonal, 6no"ledge of Hisanic "orld of! and !esterda!# Some comarisons "ith

ations encountered C 6no"n on our landsecessar!.thesereresentinga

grahical gain of m! "al6ing e9erience#

&here "ere considered the t"o ma2orifications of odon!m! namel!1a, &he geograhical one. in seciesof useful reference in dail! life of the0itants of communit! and not onl! +more

ctl!. as "ell of assengers such as therims to Santiago,0, &hat of reference as +collecti/e,

mor!# &he latter issue. o0/ious mainl!hin ur0an localities. "ith arecia0le

m0er of inha0itants and imlicitl! ofets. has acBuired consistenc! and



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ortance 0eginning "ith I centur!. 0asedmodernisation of Euroean societies. ofanisation# &he rural and ur0an localities ofrior ran6 +former feudal 0oroughs, "erehed later and "ithin a measure limited 0!henomenon# &he forms ta6en 0! thesees +others than those "hich refer to

ces and e/ents "ith local resonance, are! different1 it is a0out /alues +eBualit!.t!. solidarit!,. institutions +the most often

to"n hall. the church. and in more

ortant localities. uni/ersit!. theatre etc#, oronalities "hich ma! offer e9amlesdariotti. >;;>. >:,#&he nomenclature of localities crossed

" clearl! +eseciall! in case of hamlets.ll /illages, ho". at the 0eginning.n!m! referred to the function of a lacecult. mar6et. gathering Q, "hich offered ital and high informati/e content# &his factomleted 0! another /alue of the names ofets namel! 0! the facilitation of streetrence of resecti/e laces and therefore ofntation in territor! "ith a /ie" to otimisese. its management. the tris "hich are

essar! etc# &hus. the most imortantare Pla4a Ma!or "as +and sometimes stilln its central art ha/ing as /isi0lelementar! element the church "hichs the name C saint of the localit! atron#

s sace. geograhical reference must 0erded from t"o angles1 first and al"a!sof o0/ious orientation in the li/ed sacethen to determine a osteriori differentses of sace de/eloment of localit!# 3orance. "hen "e see that Pla4a Ma!or noger has a central osition 0ut a relati/el!heral one. "e ma! conclude that the

torial de/eloment of accommodationdirected +the reasons must 0e searchedto"ards the art far from it>L#&he recent e/olutions on the line ofication of la" for the historic memor!

"s that things are not simle at all. thends from the ast +franchist, are difficult

ure# If the name of 3ranco has disaearedti/el! fast from street nomenclatureurning to the names "orn re/iousl!,.r names of ersonalities related tochist regime ha/e sur/i/ed u to recent

od# &he disosals of la" for historicmor! +since %ecem0er >;;, are aliedending on local conte9t. e9isting as "ellerse reactions +to see Re/enga de $amos,#anthroon!ms "ith franchist resonance # &heerion used to relace these names 0ecameroer"asthatofregional


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esentation. the ne" names 0eing selectedng the oicon!ms of Pamlona hollo"enca,# &he suggestion to use inomination the names of those assassinatedE&A did not acBuire enough /otes in thel council of Pamlona# &he decision of

ngecamefrom&AN+&ri0unalministrati/o de Na/arra,# >; streets ha/ei/ed in No/em0er >;;: ne" names.ons "hich needed ;;; Euro +for the :;es. L euroCiece, +&a0le D,#&he second local situation of small

leness 0ut "ith a more secialification is that of the sBuare $onde dee4no. one of the imortant mar6ets of

mlona# &his name assigned duringchist eriod after that of minister &omas

mingue4 de Are/alo +D::>7D?L>. the lastnt C conde de Rode4no, "as maintainedg "ithdra"n onl! the reference to theecti/e minister and 0eing reefed to thisle title created in D?;# &he maintenanceossi0le gi/en the fact that PN) +the! "ith most mandates in local council,sidered enough the resecti/e @ministerialo/al in order to fulfill the reBuirements of" of Historic Memor!>:#



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e 1# Streets from $hantrea "ith changednames +in italics the old names,le $oronel Alfonso (eorlegui Q## $uenca de

mlona>?

le Andrs Gorricho Q##$endea de I4a/esia de Andrs Gorricho Q## &ra/esia

ndea de I4ale Jos Jimeno Q## $alle $endea de Ol4a./esia de Jos Jimeno Q# &ra/esia $endea de

4ale Agustin 3lamariBue Q# $alle $endea deur.

le JesYs )sBue4 Q## $alle $endea de Galarle Mario Rueda Q## $alle Huarte.le $rescencZo 'acum0erri Q## $alle Arteta.le 3rancisco UrZas Q## $alle (enin.le JesYs (lasco Q### $alle $ordo/illa.le Ramon EsBuZro4 Q## $alle I0erole 3rancisco GoWi Q## $alle Noinle Jesus MarZa A4nares Q## $alle &ie0asle Jos Hurcano Q## $alle Fuastile Julio $asi Q## $alle Paternin.le 'ucio Arrieta Q## $alle Imarcoin.le 3ederico Ma!o Q## $alle (erriolano.le Marcos GoWi Q## $alle (erriosuso-.le 3ermZn Isturi4 Q## $alle (errio4ar#ee Photo #

rent stoc6 +anal!sed, of odon!msng the camino17 Includes "ith riorit! elements ofl economic and cultural en/ironmentdens of /egeta0le. areas to 0e threshed. a

ntain C a source from "here drin6 "atergra4ed animals. a mill. a 0ridge etc#,7 Signalises the osition "ithin thelit! of the most imortant o02ecti/es forecti/e communit! +church. mar6et.

ool. a fortification. a monaster! etc#,7 Uses freBuentl! in most rare

ommodations +not onl! "ith one7three

ets,. hagion!ms often some "ith localnance# &his is one of secific characteristicst# James5 ;;:, in $hantreaC&9antrea +Pamlona,MAN GEOGRAPHIES Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geograh!. (2010) 4.1, 17-31


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uerca $ase;collection of these names ro/ed to 0e aleasure. not onl! scientific. 0ut alsoetical. due to secial. suggesti/e forms ofet lates. erformed of ceramic and ha/ingctogram re/ealing for such names +seeure and some e9lanations further on,#&he stoc6 of odon!ms is the follo"ing1e $amino de Santiago +main street oflit!, $alle Pa0lo Garcia )irum0rales $allero de Atauerca $alle 3uente $u0illo $alle

Mirador +after the name of the ca/e "heree 0een disco/ered the trac6s of Homocessor, $alle &urrum0ero Pla4a delse2o $alle 'a Re/illa +after the name of thest Buarter C 0arrio of the localit!, $alle del

e +Photo , $alle 3uenteron $alle Hositaleregrinos $alle Pradolagunas +thecating late resents as s!m0ol t"odles "ith some /egetation around, $alle)inas Pla4a 3undacion Atauerca $alle Elrreton +s!m0ol of a sring, $alle Sanente $alle )alhondo +as s!m0ol. a deee!, $alle San Polo $alle Paasol $alle 'arola $alle San $risto0al $alle San Martin

e (atalla de Atauerca $alle Marigarciaa Antecessor $alle $ue/a Ma!or $alle Elino +leads to"ards a mill "hich "as once

he field. o/er the hill, $alle (arriguelom0olises a fontain, $alle Portalon $allede Re! +it is a0out 6ing Garcia of Na/arra died in the 0attle of D;L. reroduce

uall! "ith a certain om,#Anal!sed. these odon!ms confirm us

here. on Sanish lands. toon!m! is aarchi/e of histor! older or ne"er of

h lace# In the resecti/e localit! famousentl! through the disco/er! of fossils of

oldest hominid of Euroe +Homocessor. of almost one mil# !ears,. theets remind of1a, famous 0attles of almost aennium since D;L. 0attle "hich changedife of Sain# =ing 3ernando I of $astilla and not his 0rother 6ing Garcia ofarra +$C(atalla de Atauerco, a formerrch +case of the street $CSan Polo rmation from a local "oman, and of anmonaster! +$CSan )icente, e9istent oncehe neigh0ouring mountain region +SierraAtauerca,#

o # Atauerca1 Suggesti/e street mar6ing+hoto 0! I# Nicolae,

0, of concrete realities of local sace1an Martin is a street "hich goesCleads tochurch "ith the same name +that from the# $C3uenteron leads to a "ater source near/illage used currentl! 0! the shee ofls ta6en to gra4e. $C3uente $u0illo leads tource from the lo"er side of the /illage# Acial denomination reflecting the nature ofarea is $Cdel Aire "hich reminds of the facton resecti/e street is concentrated thed "hich 0lo"s from the mountain# 'ast

not least. $C$amino de Santiago aointsstreet on "hich tra/el for centuries therims#c, of famous local ersons# It is a0outli Garcia )irum0rales "ho emigrated in9ico. ga/e the necessar! amount to 0uild adern school +L !ears ago, and "hose nameorn 0! a sBuare and a street from there of the localit!#


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in. figurati/el! sea6ing. that ascendanturs named Homo Antecessor. "hose nameorn 0! a mar6et from ) localit!# &hise is @reinforced 0! a monument.esenting this rime hominid as hunter +itisco/ered that it "as also racticingni0alism,# 3or a higher recision and0lishment of this disco/er! uniBue inoe. t"o streets remind of the lacesre ha/e 0een disco/ered the fossils of

minid1 $C$ue/a Ma!or and $CEl Mirador#3or a lus of local color transmitted to

ones in transit +ilgrims or not, let usind that one restaurant is entitled

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tro2eri4 $ase>econd e9amle is offered 0! a cit! ingales Meseta "ith an interesting ast.tro2eri4 0eing the first esta0lishment intilla "hich in ? "as gi/en certainileges. that 3uero. through "hich it "asted in time ca0alleria /illana +a countr!r!,# It "as the 0asis of a more and moreerful arm! that made $astilla the center of

Sanish state# An o0elis6 erected in D?he ar6 in the middle of the to"n reminds

his /er! secial historic fact#&he name of the to"n is related to thefication on the ea6 dominating toda!5s$astrumSigerici,.fortificationsformed in ruins 0! the I0eric earthBua6eLL that destro!ed the caital of Portugal

"ell# &he cit! has three longitudinal streetsme"a! along the le/el cur/e, that areeal +"ith t"o comonents1 $alle Real

ente. $alle Real Ponente +reorted to Pla4a!or,. $Cdel $ordon and $C$amarasa +fromname of the count of $amarasa,# (et"eenm there are the so7called tra/esias +smallets,#

3rom Pla4a Ma!or. $CPeregrinosches. "hich is not included in the ilgrims5e as the! cross the cit! on $CReal Ponente#s odon!m $CPeregrinos not related to thee of the ilgrims consigns the social7ural realit! of the camino "ith anortant role in the life of the inha0itants#In the odon!ms stoc6. there are also1rcos Sardina &ra/esia de $amarasa.

/esia Generosa. $CSan Jur2o. A/enida de laegiata.$Cdel$astillo.$C'andelino

&arda2os $CPescadeiros. Paseo de la PuertaMonte +the romenade area along "hat5s

of the "alls once surrounding the cit! andch too6 the name from the access gate ofcit!. still functional,#&he elements forming the collecti/e

mor! e9ceed here also +as in Atauerca,roer street naming considering a statuehe ilgrim accomanied 0! the te9t1mena2e a los Bue desde D;;; anos dan

ma ! esiritu al camino $astro2eri4. DLiem0re >;;D then. the memorial stonehe "all of a house 0ordering Paseo to thet +laid in D??>, signaling another locale element that is Al/are4 Pere4 Osorio "as

n here. @tra/eling comanion of $risto0aln and Pedro de Mendo4a +the last 0lador de la Rio de la Plata,#

nclusionsodon!m! seen on $amino de Santiago

ects the age of oulating. its secific. thecific of the natural and social en/ironment#7 &he "a! of ilgrims to Santiago de

mostela is mar6ed not onl! 0! !ello"" and Saint James shell 0ut also 0!

cific odon!ms as $alle $amino de Santiago.e del Peregrino etc#7 &he religious secific is outlined 0! theence of and of numerous hagion!ms

cific o02ecti/es +churches. roadside crosses.numents etc#,#7 &he inter/ention of the officials is feltromotion of names of ersonalities "ithonal resonance +olitical men. of culture.cience,# At the same time. in the conte9t ofn7lanningde/eloment.thene"n!ms are destined. in certain cases to


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f! the nationalCregional feeling#


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re 3# Ur0ani4acion Irat9eCIrache# +aud Google mas,&ES

instance the h!dron!m E0roCE0ru has itsn in the $eltic term i0er +@running "ater,#name assed to the NE region of toda! Sain"ards to the entire eninsula 0e!ondnees#

Na/arra. eus6erra is the official language. factous among other in street mar6ing#

Etimologiae. Isidor de Se/illa +L;7, sho"sthe origin of the "ord is $arthaginian. Isani

inting the to"n of Se/illa of these da!s "hichRomans ha/e named Hisalis# &hen. inoria regi0us Gothorum. /andalorum etorum. he e9tends the name Hisania to I0erianrahical sace#

ression on "hich relies the chronimaluciaCAndalu4ia. aointing the autonomousmunit! from the south of the countr!#

Alcantara. it "as incororated in DDL a "ell7"n religious militar! order. acti/e articianteconBuista#

Ara0ian term is al ma5din +$eldrn. >;;>. L,#

onl! art of I0erian eninsula "hich "as not

cti/el! dominated 0! Moslems#

st of the streets "ith this name are inalucia +,. $atalun!a +, and Aragon +L,#

n todos estos lugares +n#i# more imortantities on camino, se esta0lecio una o0lacioni/amente imortante de francos +s#n#i#, Buea2an como camesinos en alguncasos ! en otroso artesanos ! mercaderes Bue go4an de una

cion de ri/ilegio con relacion a losesinosQ +J#'# Martin et al. D??:. D?,

med in oular language charco +ool,X

the regionims $alifornia. Ne/ada. $oloradothe oicon!ms 'os Angeles. San 3rancisco. Santo name the most imortant#

n todos estos lugares +n#i# more imortantities on camino, se esta0lecio una ro0lacioni/amente imortante de francos +s#n#i#, Buea2an como camesinos en alguncasos ! en otroso artesanos ! mercaderes Bue go4an de unacion de ri/ilegio con relacion a losesinosQ +J#'# Martin et al. D??:. D?,

tto1 %urante los siglos centrales de la Edadie/al. El $amino Santiago ha0ia cumlido ell de /erdadero cordon um0ilical entre Euroa !

Esana rogresi/amente emanciada de laenciaislamicahaciendolagra/itardidamente hacia Occidente# +J# I# Rui4 de laa. Uni/ersidad de O/iedo,

s a0out the L art of the aer $ode99tinus dra"n u 0! the 3rench mon6 A!mericud after the second ilgrimage to Santiago de

mostela +DD;,#

uroe "as 0orn on the ilgrim road toiago +cf# 3re!. N# '# D??,

mologic e9lanations "ere ta6en o/er fromAl0aig[s +D??:, and P# $eldrn +>;;>,

tailed anal!sis of oicon!ms along the caminoform the o02ect of another stud!. in course of

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#>;;:,#

%iario de Noticias. Na/arra. >#;#>;;?

ndea(asBueCeus6erra"ordfornicialit!#

e registration "as erformed on August th

: and August >;;?

mer @to eat +in Sanish,#

ormation collected on August >;;: andth

ust : >;;?#

Name gi/en in the honor of an emigrant0itant in Me9ico "ho donated an amount ofe! to the communit! +information recei/ed

m don 'uis &arda2os. nehe" of the one "hoed the street,#

e inha0itants are reminded that their currents /er! much related to the /i/acit! of theimage to Santiago de $omostela. after in the

D centur! $astro2eri4 "as a o"erful ri/al ofgos. "ith intense commercial connections "ithges +3landre, "here the local gentr! heldtuous residences#

s asect and others "ill 0e de/eloed in


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on!mes# Annales de Gograhie.>L. >:7>?D#rn. P >;;>. %iccionario de tonimosaWoles ! sus gentilios. Esasa $ale#

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oJournal. L. DL7D#ho. J de la $ru4. >;;?. Poniendo nom0re a lases. %iario Palentino]digital. ;#D>

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