"He who does not pass through the streets of the Raisin, no home," said an old and popular saying in Madrid on this little street in Barrio de los Austrias.
And, on this street Raisin was the archbishop of Madrid and it was necessary to go to this place to follow the procedure to apply church marriage (before there were no civil marriages).
The archbishop's palace still exists, between the streets of the Pass and San Justo, and rose in the eighteenth century as the residence of the Archbishop of Toledo in Madrid. Today is the residence of archbishops and cardinals of the city of Madrid.
In medieval times, people used to give to beggars passing by this road pass to alleviate hunger. Hence the name.
Source:
www.madripedia.com
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