▁football ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Sam o an ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pla za ▁de ▁la ▁Indep endencia ▁( Ind ep end ence ▁Square ) ▁is ▁a ▁central ▁square ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁capital , ▁Madrid . ▁It ▁s its ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Cal le ▁de ▁Al cal á ▁( running ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west ), ▁Cal le ▁de ▁Alfonso ▁XII ▁( to ▁the ▁south ), ▁ ▁Cal le ▁de ▁Ser rano ▁( to ▁the ▁north ), ▁Cal le ▁de ▁Sal ust iano ▁O lo z aga ▁( to ▁the ▁north west ), ▁and ▁the ▁P ase o ▁de ▁Mexico ▁( to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁running ▁entirely ▁within ▁the ▁Buen ▁Ret iro ▁Park ). ▁Being ▁cent red ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁gate ▁of ▁Pu erta ▁de ▁Al cal á , ▁the ▁Pla za ▁de ▁la ▁Indep endencia ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁important ▁symbols ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁The ▁square ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Carlos ▁III . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁Francesco ▁Sab at ini . ▁However , ▁the ▁current ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁surrounded ▁with ▁buildings ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁centuries , ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C alle ▁de ▁Al cal á ▁Indep endencia ▁Indep endencia <0x0A> </s> ▁Eug ène ▁Fl ot ard ▁( 2