Teatro Español, Plaza De Santa Ana, Madrid, Spain Editorial Image

Teatro Español, former Teatro del Príncipe and Corral del Príncipe, is the oldest theater in Madrid, located on the east side of Plaza de Santa Ana. It was built in seventeenth century and then had the name Corral del Príncipe. The prime location was an open-air theater in medieval times where small venues and some theatrical pieces, which formed famous classical literature in later years, were staged. The 18th century also marked the definitive consecration of Teatro del Príncipe, which had its own group of followers, the `chorizos,` in constant struggle with the `polacos,` who preferred the scenarios of the rival Teatro de la Cruz.