Plaza Mayor, Almagro

Amalgro is designated a conjunto histórico (a heritage listing), and the square is of architectural interest.

Amalgro is a name of Arabic origin (المغرة , al-magra) referring to the local red clay, which is one of the materials used in the plaza mayor.

Probably the settlement began as a small Muslim castle, possibly on the site now occupied by the hermitage of San Juan.

[2] The medieval plaza mayor was redeveloped by the Fugger family, German bankers who under Charles V acquired considerable possessions in Spain and its empire.

It was under their influence that the architecture of the square took on its present form with the distinctive galleries along two sides.