Espana Boulevard

España Boulevard
España Boulevard during its usual afternoon rush hour traffic.
Route information
Length:	2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Component highways:	R-7 R-7 N170
Major junctions
West end:	Junction of Lerma (R-7) and Nicanor B. Reyes (Morayta) Streets in Sampaloc, Manila
	N140 (Lacson Avenue) / C-2 Maceda Street Blumentritt Road
East end:	Welcome Rotonda in E. Rodriguez Sr. Blvd., N170/Quezon Avenue and Mayon Avenue in Quezon City
Location
Major cities:	Manila, Quezon City
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways | Expressways (list)

España Boulevard is an 8-lane major thoroughfare in Metro Manila named after the Spanish name of Spain, the Philippines' colonial power for 333 years. True to its name, several Spanish names abound the street. It starts at the Welcome Rotonda at the boundary of Quezon City and Manila and ends with a Y-intersection with Lerma and Nicanor B. Reyes Street in Manila.

Before becoming what it is today, the boulevard was a part of the Hacienda de Sulucan, one of the ten barrios which formed Sampaloc. In 1694, the hacienda was donated to the sisters of the Monasterio de Santa Clara. In 1905, it was turned over to the Sulucan Development Corporation. The road was constructed in 1913 as an access road to Sulucan, under the condition that it be named "España".

España is an east-west artery of Manila. It connects Lerma and Nicanor Reyes (formerly Morayta) streets of Sampaloc district at the west end to the Mabuhay (or Welcome) Rotonda, Quezon City at the east end. The entire street is straddled by a center island, which is only broken at major intersections and at the railroad crossing. Vehicles are allowed to make a left-turn only on two intersections: southward to Lacson Avenue and at the western terminus going to Nicanor Reyes Street. España is two kilometers long.