Casa de España is the headquarters of a private social organization whose members are those of Spanish descent in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...
on Avenida de La Constitución in Old San Juan.
History
The building was designed in a
Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of Romanticist Orientalism. It reached the height of its popularity after the mid-19th centur ...
style by architect
Pedro Adolfo de Castro
Pedro Adolfo de Castro (1895–1936) was a twentieth-century architect from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Early years
He was born Pedro Adolfo de Castro Besosa in January 1895, in Brooklyn, New York, to Pedro De Castro (1867 - 1928; from Ceiba, Puer ...
. The building dates from 1934. Although it is named "Casa", it has never been a dwelling place for a family; rather it is a "house" whose members claim common ancestry. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1983.
[ It is not open to the public, but private affairs may be arranged.
The building is a "typical" Moorish palace that is wide by long, with an interior rectangular courtyard, by long.][ with ]
The fountain one first encounters upon approach is a copy of one in the " Patio de los Leones" at La Alhambra in Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
, Spain.[
The interior courtyard was used to film two coronation scenes for the Disney Channel Original Movie "]Princess Protection Program
''Princess Protection Program'' is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie, directed by Allison Liddi-Brown and starring Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. The script was written by Annie DeYoung from a story by Annie DeYoung and David Morgasen. The fil ...
" (2008).
Gallery
Casa de España in San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg, Casa de España in San Juan
See also
*Centro Español de Ponce
The Centro Español de Ponce is a historic structure located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, dating to the early twentieth century and which served as the last headquarters of the Centro Español de Ponce, a Spanish heritage club. The structure is promin ...
References
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Buildings and structures in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buildings and structures completed in 1934
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places
Moorish Revival architecture in Puerto Rico
1934 establishments in Puerto Rico
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