Fonda de los Tres Reyes was an

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

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that worked in

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in the late 18th century and early 19th. It was the main

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and

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in the city, located in the neighborhood of San Nicolás, populated around 1810 by a considerable number of British and American immigrants.

History

The establishment was owned by Juan Bonfillo, a Genoese merchant, who had arrived in the port of Buenos Aires in 1790. Bonfiglio had bought the inn in 1802 to a family of Prieto name, Its facilities were located in the street Santo Cristo (current 25 de Mayo) facing the

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, and in the vicinity of

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. Among his major clients were William Brown and James Florence Burke from

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, and some members of

Lautaro Lodge The Lautaro Lodge ( es, Logia Lautaro) was a revolutionary secret lodge active in Latin American politics in the 19th Century. It was initially known as the Lodge of Rational Knights ( es, Logia de los Caballeros Racionales). Its initial purposes w ...

. During the first British invasion of the River Plate, La Fonda de los Tres Reyes was place of lodging of William Beresford and his officers. La Fonda de los Tres Reyes was the most exclusive restaurant and hotel in Buenos Aires in the 1800s. This business was in front of the ''La fonda de Doña Clara'', a inn administered by its owner, the English lady Mary Clark.

Notable clients

Hipólito Vieytes Juan Hipólito Vieytes (San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province, 6 August 1762 – San Fernando, Argentina, 5 October 1815), was an Argentine merchant and soldier. He was the son of Juan Vieytes and Petrona Mora Fernández de Agüero. ...

(1762-1815) Argentine politician *

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(1758-1833) Argentine lawyer and politician *

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(1773-1853) Argentine politician *

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(1777-1857) Irish Admiral.

References

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External links

www.revisionistas.com.ar

Documentos para la Historia Argentina - archive.org
Hotels in Buenos Aires Types of drinking establishment