On Neighborhood of the letters, from Prado Street to Atocha Street, León Street is located. The origin of the name of León Street is uncertain, the most widespread version says that a neighbor on the street kept a lion in a cage, and that he charged two maravedíes to see it. How the lion got there is not clear, some say that he worked in a circus and that he took him as compensation for not receiving his salary. In short, at a time when the streets did not yet have names, an element as unique as the lion helped navigate the city. They could tell you, continue to the street where the lion and everyone in the neighborhood would know which street that was.

At number 2, Calle del León, we find a shield, about which we cannot say much. After searching and searching I have found almost no information.

It seems to refer, if we look at the quarters of the shield (from left to right and from top to bottom) to the following surnames:

GONZÁLEZ with golden castle with three towers.
MADRIZ is a surname of Canarian origin that has nothing to do with Madrid. Shield with a castle added with a saber eagle.
CALDERÓN: shield with 5 cauldrons and its raised handle.
ORTEGÓN: Santander surname. Shield, two sable pines and two sable hounds tied to the trunks in a silver field.

Despite the lack of information, the shield is very interesting and tells us a story that perhaps we simply no longer know how to understand today.

A abrazo.