History
San Nicolás was founded in the 12th century by a group of weavers and turners. The new burg was initially called Tencerías (from the old Spanish word Tencero, Weaver). In 1366, when the first census of the city was accomplished, there were 29 families living there. But the population grew quickly and in 1427 there were 64 families living there.
In 1423 there were some streets that had the same name but were in different burgs. There were two or three Main Street, Carpenters' street, Butchers' street, Shoemakers' street and some more. The reason is that in these times it was very usual to call the street by the name of the shops and business that were there. San Nicolás had the oldest streets because Navarrería and San Cernin had had a war and they had destroyed buildings, streets and churches. So, the king Charles III of Navarre decided to change the names of the streets in Navarrería and San Cernin.
Pablo de Sarasate, a famous violinist, was born in San Nicolás Street, where a tributary plaque in his honour can be found.
Read more about this topic: San Nicolas (Pamplona Burg)
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Anyone who is practically acquainted with scientific work is aware that those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact; and anyone who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the “anticipation of Nature.””
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“There is a history in all men’s lives,
Figuring the natures of the times deceased,
The which observed, a man may prophesy,
With a near aim, of the main chance of things
As yet not come to life.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In front of these sinister facts, the first lesson of history is the good of evil. Good is a good doctor, but Bad is sometimes a better.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)