The street was named after Filipino legislator and resident commissioner to the United States, Benito Legarda y Tuason.[1] Historically, its section in Sampaloc was formerly called Calle Alix (after a Real Audiencia of Manila magistrate of the 1860s, José María Alix y Bonache),[2][3] while its section in Quiapo was formerly called Plaza Santa Ana and Calle Concordia, respectively.[4][5][6]
Route
Intersection of Legarda with Recto Avenue and Mendiola Street
Legarda Street commences at the Nagtahan Interchange as a westward continuation of Magsaysay Boulevard from Santa Mesa. It heads due west, traversing the southern edge of Sampaloc and skirting the northern boundary of San Miguel. After crossing Figueras Street, Legarda bends to the southwest, following the course of Estero de San Miguel (San Miguel Creek). It intersects with Recto Avenue–Mendiola Street, wherein the majority of its traffic turns towards Recto Avenue, serving as a major continuation westward, and San Rafael Street before terminating and briefly converging with the junction at Nepomuceno Street (formerly Tanduay Street) in Quiapo before it is continued by P. Casal Street towards San Miguel and Ayala Bridge to Ermita on the southern bank of the Pasig River.
On May 1, 2001, Legarda Street was the site of riots initiated by pro-Estrada protesters being pushed back from Malacañang Palace by police authorities during EDSA III.[7]
^de Gamoneda, Francisco J. (1898). Plano de Manila y sus Arrables [Map of Manila and its suburbs] (Map). 1:10,000 (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^Frialde, Mike; Etolle, Nestor (May 2, 2001). "4 killed as Estrada supporters assault Palace". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved March 25, 2024. The mob also set a back hoe at the corner of Mendiola and Legarda streets on fire and threw rocks at the dispersal team which separated into two teams and continued to pursue the loyalists down Claro M. Recto Avenue.
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