Real Hospicio de San Fernando

Royal Hospice of San Fernando
Real Hospicio de San Fernando (Spanish)
Real Hospicio de San Fernando is located in Spain
Real Hospicio de San Fernando
Location within Spain
40°25′33″N 3°42′03″W / 40.42581°N 3.700837°W / 40.42581; -3.700837
LocationMadrid, Spain
History
Built1726
Site notes
ArchitectPedro de Ribera
Architectural style
baroque
Official name
Real Hospicio de San Fernando
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1919
Reference no.RI-51-0000169

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