Real Hospicio de San Fernando

The Royal Hospice of San Fernando (Spanish: Real Hospicio de San Fernando) is a former hospice located in Madrid, Spain.

Royal Hospice of San Fernando
Native name
Spanish: Real Hospicio de San Fernando
LocationMadrid, Spain
Coordinates40.42581°N 3.700837°W / 40.42581; -3.700837
Built1726
ArchitectPedro de Ribera
Architectural style(s)baroque
Official nameReal Hospicio de San Fernando
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1919
Reference no.RI-51-0000169
Real Hospicio de San Fernando is located in Spain
Real Hospicio de San Fernando
Location of Royal Hospice of San Fernando in Spain

The building now houses the Museo de Historia de Madrid. It was first declared historical-artistic monument in 1919 and Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.

Among the boys from poor families living there in the 19th century was Pablo Iglesias, who would later become a founder of Socialism in Spain, and Iglesias' younger brother who would die young of tuberculosis.

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