Plaza de la Merced
Plaza de la Merced is a large plaza within walking distance of anywhere in El Centro. By day it is home of many internet cafes and also Picasso's birthplace. At night it becomes a giant gathering spot for the single. It doesn't get "real" until about 1 in the morning. The young people gather in big clusers and walk around the plaza looking for old friends or making new ones. From there you can discover various small disqoteches in hidden alleyways where the new "couple" venture to dance until the sun comes up.
This plaza used to serve as free market and at one point it was actually located outside the city walls. In more modern times, it has served as site for convents and a hospital, and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela entered the city through this plaza after the Reconquest of Spain in the 15th century. However, Plaza de La Merced had to wait until the 19th century to take on its current appearance.
This square represents the cradle of liberties, and right in the middle is an obelisk dedicated to the memory of the liberal general Torrijos, who was executed on La Térmica beach for defending civil rights. This is also where Picasso was born, and they say that he loved playing with the pigeons here. Nowadays, it's a cosmopolitan spot, full of sidewalk cafés where people from all the world's continents meet.
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