The square is located in a site once occupied by part of the Roman Circus. Some remarkable Roman relics have been found in archaeological digs here, such as the extraordinary mosaics today exhibited in the Alcázar. The current rectangular and arcaded square is the result of work carried out between 1683 and 1687 by architect Antonio Ramos. The style and layout are very close to those made in the Castilian cities – Madrid and Salamanca -- which makes it the only one of its kind in Andalusia. Like these other Spanish squares, Corredera was built to host public spectacles during the early Modern Age such as bullfights, in Spanish corridas, and that is where its name comes from. It is said that the reddish tones of the walls were rendered in the 17th century with the blood of the bulls sacrificed after the fights!