Where was the medieval Jewish quarter of Madrid, and where exactly was it located? More than eight centuries after the first documented Jewish presence in Madrid, it remains an open question whether a separate and distinct Jewish quarter ever existed in the medieval city, since successive forced relocations and the scarcity of documentary sources make any historical reconstruction extremely difficult.
This article brings together all the known documents that shed light on the location of Jewish dwellings in medieval Madrid, and examines the urban patterns that the Jewish community may have followed in settling the city during the Middle Ages.
