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| Rambla de Santa Cruz, formerly Rambla del General Franco Koppchen, CC BY 3.0 |
Street names are changing this week, after the mayor signed a decree changing the names of eight (out of more than 100) of the streets with names that had something to do with the Franco era, in accordance with the Ley de la Memoria Histórica (Historical Memory Law.) The names that changed are as follows:
| Old Street Name | New Street Name | Translation |
| Rambla del General Franco | Rambla de Santa Cruz | Holy Cross Way |
| Avenida José Antonio | Avenida Marítima | Maritime Avenue |
| Avenida del General Mola | Avenida Islas Canarias | Canary Islands Avenue |
| Calle General Moscardó | Calle Del Amor | Love Street |
| Calle General Goded | Calle Del Perdón | Forgiveness Street |
| Calle General Fanjul | Calle Del Olvido | Forgetfulness Street |
| Calle General Sanjurjo | Calle De los Sueños | Dreams Street |
| Calle García Morato | Calle De la Tolerancia | Tolerance Street |
The new names have been chosen partly in consultation with residents, but we can't help thinking that the choice of the last five of those street names isn't, entirely random or accidental. There are, of course, numerous opinions on this. There are those who think that changing the names is actually sweeping the bad stuff under the carpet: that once gone, this ugly history will be forgot.
