Real Hospicio de San Fernando
Royal Hospice of San Fernando | |
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Native name Spanish: Real Hospicio de San Fernando | |
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Location | Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°25′33″N 3°42′03″W / 40.42581°N 3.700837°WCoordinates: 40°25′33″N 3°42′03″W / 40.42581°N 3.700837°W |
Official name | Real Hospicio de San Fernando |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1919 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000169 |
![]() ![]() Location of Royal Hospice of San Fernando in Spain |
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 declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1919.[citation needed]
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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- Buildings and structures in Justicia neighborhood, Madrid
- Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid
- Spanish building and structure stubs