Quevedo Park, Urban park in El Crucero district, León, Spain
Quevedo Park covers 48,042 m² in León's El Crucero district, with its main entrance on Avenida de Quevedo and four others on Avenida de la Magdalena and Calle Riosol. The grounds include a grassy bank with trees, a small waterfall feeding a fenced pond, and a music pavilion.
The park was created in 1984 on the grounds of a former government plant nursery. This transformation marked the conversion of state land into public green space for residents.
The park takes its name from Avenida de Quevedo, named after the Golden Age writer Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, who was imprisoned in 1639 in the Convento de San Marcos on the opposite bank of the Bernesga. A statue of the poet stands inside the grounds, and a carved rock beneath a large stone pine honours Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente and the children of León.
The main entrance is on Avenida de Quevedo, with two more on Avenida de la Magdalena and two on Calle Riosol. Winter hours run 8:00–21:00 and summer hours 8:00–22:30, posted at every gate. Two marked circular routes of 524 m and 652 m start inside.
The park features a botanical trail with informational signs about different tree species. This allows visitors to learn about local plant varieties as they walk through the grounds.
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