▁III , ▁pages ▁ 4 7 8 / 4 8 0 . ▁Pub lished ▁by ▁Z ai rol , ▁L da ., ▁Lis bon , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁V iana ▁( da ▁F oz ▁do ▁Lima ) ▁Category : 1 3 7 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Portugal <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cal le ▁de ▁A to cha ▁is ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁It ▁constit utes ▁a ▁major ▁axis ▁within ▁the ▁Centro ▁District . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁description ▁ ▁It ▁roughly ▁defines ▁an ▁axis ▁cutting ▁through ▁the ▁old ▁city ▁town ▁from ▁north west ▁to ▁sout heast , ▁str add ling ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁current ▁Emb aj adores ▁and ▁Cort es ▁neighborhood s ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁total ▁ 1 . 3 ▁km ▁long ▁length . ▁It ▁starts ▁at ▁the ▁Pla za ▁de ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁ending ▁at ▁the ▁Pla za ▁del ▁Em per ador ▁Carlos ▁V . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁the ▁initial ▁stretch , ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁palace , ▁chief ly ▁resident ial ▁housing ▁was ▁ere cted , ▁with ▁some ▁later ▁convent ual ▁add itions . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁lower , ▁sout he astern most ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁was ▁chief ly ▁pur posed ▁for ▁Hospital ▁buildings ▁already ▁since ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Ant ón ▁Martín ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Linked ▁since ▁ancient ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Crown , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁regular ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁traditional