Plaza de Camachos

Plaza de Camachos (Camachos Square) is one of the most significant urban spaces in the Carmen neighborhood and one of the main achievements of the great transformation program that Murcia underwent during the 18th century. Located next to the southern access of the city, between the Bridge of the Peligros and the Floridablanca Garden, it was born as a key piece in the urban expansion towards the right bank of the Segura River, becoming since its origins an important communication hub and the gateway to the ancient royal road to Cartagena.

Its construction was projected in 1742 by the architect Jaime Bort, a fundamental figure of the Murcian Baroque and also the author of the famous facade of the Cathedral of Murcia. The works developed between 1759 and 1769 under the direction of Martín Solera, who modified the original oval-shaped design and gave it the quadrangular configuration that it still retains. The square was part of an ambitious urban arrangement that included residential buildings with wide balconies intended for observing public festivities, endowing the whole with a marked architectural unity.

For more than a century, it also served as the city's bullring, becoming one of the main stages of Murcian social life. Over time, its use evolved, but it maintained its character as a central space within the Carmen neighborhood. Its current name recalls Pedro Rosique y Hernández, Marquis of Camachos, a prominent Murcian politician of the 19th century linked to important events in local history.