Prosperidad

Prosperidad is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamartín. Its boundaries are: to the west the street Príncipe de Vergara, south: the Calle de María de Molina and Avenida de América , east: the M-30 and north: the street Lopez de Hoyos (one of the longest streets city noted for its great commercial activity.) Padre Claret street and avenue Ramon y Cajal.1 It has an area of . As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 37,018. History In 1862, the year of its origin, the neighborhood of Prosperity was composed of a set of land irrigated unproductive, crossed by numerous trails and dotted with tile factories, farmhouses, and some ventorros.2 Since emerging in the periphery of Madrid, the neighborhood has grown in size and population steadily. In 1898, it joined the district of Buenavista, and since 1955 it is part of the district of Chamartín. Origin In the second half of the nineteenth century, Madrid was a city too large to enter the restricted perimeter, consisting of the old wall that Philip IV Mandara built in 1625. For this reason, 19 July 1860 approving the Draft widening of Madrid to increase the urban area of the capital, toppling the old fence. The new perimeter was delimited by a trench or pit that would lead to the "Rounds". Today, it practically coincides with Queen Victoria's Avenue and the streets Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, Joaquín Costa, Francisco Silvela, and Doctor Esquerdo.