In the Roman city of Caesaraugusta there were 4 gates located at the ends of the Cardo and the Decumanus, one at each cardinal point.

• The Puerta del Ángel, located to the north, was the main entrance to the city. It was located on Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, between the Archbishop's Palace and La Lonja. It was called that because it was crowned by a sculpture of the guardian angel, the work of Gil Morlanes. It was built in 1492 on the occasion of the arrival of the Catholic Monarchs and was demolished in 1821.
• The Cinegia Gatewas located at the southern entrance to the Roman city. It was located between Calle Mártires and Plaza España. In 1492, as happened with the Puerta de Ángel, it was remodeled for the visit of the Catholic Monarchs and during the War of Independence it suffered serious damage, so in 1809 what remained of it was demolished.
• The Puerta de Toledo, one of the most imposing gates, was the western limit of the Roman city. It was located on Manifestación street, just before reaching the Central Market, it connected with the path that led directly to the Aljafería Palace and was where the royal processions entered. The Manifestados prison and the royal prisons that were moved from the Cinegia Gate were installed there. In 1842 its demolition was approved, but a painting on the facade of a building between Manifestación and Salduba streets serves as a reminder of this door.

• The Valencia Gate was the limit to the east. In principle it was the Porta Romana, the most important gate in the city because it marked the way to and from Rome, the capital of the Empire. A painting on the facade of a house next to the Church of La Magdalena recalls how it was, after its demolition in 1867.

In addition to these 4 doors, another 8 were built in the city. Discover their names, their location and their history!

• Through the Puerta de San Ildefonso Alfonso I El Batallador entered to reconquer the city of Zaragoza. Located right next to the Zuda tower, it was also called the Market gate, the Imperial gate or the Tripería gate, because the remains of a nearby slaughterhouse were sold in its surroundings.
• The Puerta de Sancho opened the city of Zaragoza to the orchards located in La Almozara and was known for being the door through which the exiles left the city. One of the battles of the first Siege of Zaragoza was fought here.

• The Puerta del Portillo, next to the church of Nuestra Señora del Portillo, was the closest and most direct exit to the Aljafería Palace. He witnessed the great resistance of the city against the French during the Siege and where Agustina de Aragón fired the cannon.
• There were 3 Puertas de Santa Engracia, located in the surroundings of the Basilica of Santa Engracia and the Plaza de Aragón, and in front of the last one the Faculty of Medicine and Sciences – Paraninfo was built.
• The Puerta del Duque de la Victoria was located next to the church of San Miguel de los Navarros and was opened with the inauguration of the Madrid-Zaragoza railway line in May 1856 to commemorate the visit of General Espartero to the city. We can see what it was like thanks to the mural painted on a façade on Calle Reconquista that overlooks Plaza San Miguel.
• The Puerta Quemada, a name that comes from the charcoal burners who used to gather around it making bonfires and whose smoke dyed the door black, through which the Jewish quarter was accessed until the 15th century, was located between Assault Street and Heroismo Street.

• Zaragoza also had its Puerta del Sol, popularly known as La Portaza, and located at the end of the current Coso Bajo. Its name comes from the relief decoration of a sun carved in black limestone from Calatorao that also served as a clock.
• And finally the Puerta del Carmen It is the only one that remains standing, despite the bombardments it suffered from the French during the War of Independence, and during the Carlist assault on March 5, 1838.

A good plan could be… Enjoy a walk around the city, walking the streets in search of the murals that give a good account of its existence.