 The July 17 of 1854 entered the city by this arc the general Leopoldo O'Donnell.From the revolution of 1868, it began to tear down the city walls, which work ended in 1873.This measure did not affect the walls of the Macarena, which were saved by an allegation of the Commission of Monuments on its historical value that made them different from the rest, but the city council continued with the intention to make them disappear.