Gran Vía is a station on Lines 1 and 5 of the Madrid Metro located underneath the Gran Vía, in the Centro neighborhood underneath the Red de San Luis plaza. The Line 1 platforms were opened to the public when Metro service was inaugurated in Madrid in 1919, under the name Red de San Luis. The Gran Vía was still under construction at that time, but a year later the station adopted that name. During the dictatorship of Franco, the name was changed again to José Antonio. This reflected the renaming of the Gran Vía to José Antonio Avenue by Franco, in honor of José Antonio, founder of the fascist party Falange.
In 1970, the Line 5 platforms opened under the name José Antonio. Fourteen years later, in 1984, the station returned to its previous name of Gran Vía.
Stamps:
King Juan Carlos I - New Values, issued on 02.01.2002.
School Stamps - Spanish History: Emperor Charles V, issued on 19.10.2001.
Thank You Alfonso!
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