Spanish views from a small town

Once upon a time there was a red light district in a university town. It was quite an old neighborhood with small houses and narrow streets. The neighborhood was next to an open area in a large park where cattle was bought and sold once a week. Many men came from kilometers away to deal in their business and perhaps in a little pleasure if the occasion presented itself. Students visited from the nearby campus and sometimes travellers would stop by on their voyage to the northwest of town. The neighborhood bears a name rooted in history that evolved into a symbolic nomenclature. O Pombal. The Dovecote. The city is Santiago de Compostela. O Pombal lies in a strategic spot. It's right next to the carballeira of Santa Susana, where the cattle fairs used to be held until the late eighties, early nineties when it was taken elsewhere. It's also near the south campus of the Universidad de Santiago and the old section of town. The old road to Carballo and the Costa da Morte also use...