 It is supposed that a patrician named "Macarius" would have been an important Roman landowner in this area.Alternatively, it is known that during Muslim rule, the still existing city-wall gate Puerta de la Macarena was named "Bab-al-Makrin", which could be related with to the current denomination "Macarena".The neighbourhood of "La Macarena" lends its name to the sculpture of Virgin of Hope of Macarena, sometimes known simply as "La Macarena".