Royal Hospice of San Fernando | |
Native Name: | Real Hospicio de San Fernando |
Native Language: | Spanish |
Coordinates: | 40.4258°N -3.7008°W |
Location: | Madrid, Spain |
Built: | 1726 |
Architect: | Pedro de Ribera |
Architecture: | baroque |
Designation1: | Spain |
Designation1 Offname: | Real Hospicio de San Fernando |
Designation1 Type: | Non-movable |
Designation1 Criteria: | Monument |
Designation1 Date: | 1919 |
Designation1 Number: | 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.