Legarda (N180 / C-1 / R-6)


Legarda Street is a short street located in Sampaloc district in Manila, Philippines. It crosses through the eastern section of the University Belt area in a generally east–west orientation between the Nagtahan Interchange and the intersection with Nepomuceno Street in Quiapo. It is served by Legarda station of LRT Line 2.

The street was named after Filipino legislator and resident commissioner to the United States, Benito Legarda y Tuason. It was formerly called Calle Alix, after a Real Audiencia of Manila magistrate of the 1860s, José María Alix y Bonache.
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Coordinates:   14°36'2"N   120°59'42"E
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