Club Español de Rosario, Spanish cultural center in Rosario, Argentina.
Club Español de Rosario occupies a mansion on Rioja Street, 1052, inaugurated in 1916 and designed by Mallorcan architect Francisco Roca Simó with sculptor Diego Masana Majó. The building is a Catalan Modernisme work, and its skylight, made by the workshop of Salvador Buxadera and Eugenio Fornells and restored in 2013, is considered one of the largest stained-glass windows in Latin America.
The institution was founded by Spanish immigrants during the major European migration wave to Argentina in the late 1800s. The building stands as evidence of the important Spanish presence in Rosario as the city developed.
The club's name comes from the Centro Español founded in 1882 by Spanish residents who wanted a meeting place for the "children of Iberia." Its halls have hosted figures such as Federico García Lorca, José Ortega y Gasset and Niceto Alcalá Zamora, and in April 1985 the Kings of Spain visited before work began on the Parque de España complex.
The building is located in central Rosario and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors can check locally for current visiting hours and event schedules before planning a visit.
The 2004 designation (Law 25.898) rests on the building being an example of Catalan modernism in Rosario, not on diplomatic ties. It was designed by Mallorcan architect Francisco Roca Simó with sculptor Diego Masana Majó and opened in 1916. Inside, look for the skylight stained glass made by the Salvador Buxadera and Eugenio Fornells workshop, restored in 2013 and counted among the largest in Latin America.
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