It is easy to hustle through Seville squares and be oblivious to their history. This plaza is a great example. Beginning in the 13th century, it was filled with stalls selling bread and pastries. Plaza del Pan (Bread Square) eventually became the center for the Bakers Guild. They were evicted in 1820 in favor of an urban development project. From 1868 until 1971, it was called Commerce Square. Now the official name is Plaza of Jesus of the Passion. But Spanish legacies die hard. The locals still call it Plaza del Pan. The visual highlight is the Pedro Roldán Building. Architect José Espiau y Muñoz crafted his version of Regionalist architecture in 1925 featuring blue ceramic tiles on the façade and dome.
