Victorino Mapa Street


Victorino Mapa Street, also known by its short form V. Mapa Street, is the main north–south road in the district of Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. The street, including its eastern extension, runs for 1.6 kilometers from the junction with Magsaysay Boulevard in the north to Pat Antonio Street in the southeast by the San Juan River that serves as the district's border with San Juan and Mandaluyong. It is home to Don Bosco School, Manila, Unciano Colleges and General Hospital, and several new condominiums and a few motels.
A portion of the street forms part of Radial Road 5 of Manila's arterial road network where it links with Padre Sanchez Street and eventually connects to Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. It is served by Line 2 V. Mapa Station along Magsaysay Boulevard.

History

Victorino Mapa Street was formerly known as Calle Buenavista and was one of the earliest streets laid out by the Spanish government in the former pueblo of Santa Mesa. It was the home of the old Sociedad de Tiro al Blanco located near the junction with Calle Valenzuela. The street was extended north from Calle Santa Mesa to the new boulevard built during the U.S. colonial period called Santa Mesa Boulevard. It was renamed in 1929 through Republic Act 3581 after the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.