Tudela

Like many major squares in Spain, the place Nueva or Place de los Fueros had its origin in the bullfighting festival. The prohibition of bullfighting in 1617 in the place de Santa María, at the foot of the collegiate church, for being a sacred place, and the construction of the new tower of the temple in 1684, invading with it a part of the mentioned place, caused the Regiment of the city to propose the construction of a new space for the bullfighting festival and other civil uses. A place outside the walls was chosen for this purpose, next to the Albazares gate, which was to become the point of expansion of the modern city, the link between the old and the new city, and the main social, civic and festive space of the city.

The project, which was executed between 1687 and 1691, was not Exempt difficulties, since it was necessary to cover the bed of the river Queiles on which the place was settled. After a failed attempt, evidenced by a flood of water, José Ezquerra developed that task, which allowed Domingo Ucazcal to build the only regular and closed main place in Navarre, which was inaugurated in the festivities of Santa Ana in 1691, with an important bullfight held on July 30. 

Following the model developed since the time of the Austrias in the Hispanic urbanism, the place presents a quadrangular layout of uniform plastered facades, formed by leave floor with linteled arcades -nowadays closed- and three heights in which numerous balconies follow one another rhythmically, with continuous cantilevers on the first and second floors, and individual on the third floor, whose purpose was none other than to serve as boxes for the shows. Between the balconies there are coats of arms of the municipalities of the merindad and some noble families, as well as Goyaesque bullfighting scenes, mostly incorporated between 1966 and 1971. On the south side of the place was integrated the facade of the Hospital de Gracia, although the elevation of this side was modified in 1940 incorporating wide arches on the leave floor. On the north side there are several streets that communicate with the city, a role also played by several arches on the west side. Presiding over the place in the west bay is the Casa del Reloj or Casa de la Ciudad, originally a balcony for the bullfighting authorities, which stands out for its Issue and height. It is notable for its stone ground leave , the heraldic words of Tudela, the gallery of arches on the top floor, the neoclassical pictorial decoration of 1859, as well as the top with the clock built in 1885. It centers the place a kiosk installed in 1921, that would propitiate shortly after the popular dance of "La Revoltosa".