Casino Español de Manila
Casino Español de Manila is a club organized in the year 1888 by Spanish people living in the Philippines for their recreation and social activities. Later, Filipino members were welcomed to encourage Spanish-Filipino friendship in the country.[1] It is located in the historic Ermita district of Manila.
| Casino Español de Manila | |
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 The façade of the Casino Español de Manila official clubhouse | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-renaissance |
| Location | 14°35′04″N 120°59′05″E / 14.5844°N 120.9848°E |
| Address | No. 855 Teodoro M. Kalaw Extension |
| Town or city | Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
| Inaugurated | 1917 |
| Renovated | 1951 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Juan Arellano |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | José María Zaragoza |
It is one of the two active Casino Español clubs in the Philippines. The second one is in Cebu which was built in 1920. A third club was built in 1926 in Iloilo but it was destroyed in World War II.[2][3]
The first building of the Casino Español de Manila was built in 1913 and opened in 1917. It was designed by the architect Juan Arellano,[4] designed in a style described as neo-renaissance.[5]
In November 1951, six years after World War II, the President of the Philippines Elpidio Quirino and Vice-president Fernando López attended the reopening of the club's historical building. And in 1962, the club entertained the Crown Prince Juan Carlos of Spain (who later became King Juan Carlos I) and the Princess Sofía of Greece and Denmark. Years later, becoming Queen Sofia of Spain, she revisited the club in 2000 during an official visit to the Philippines.
- ↑ Torres, Jose Victor. "The Iberian Social Club". Metrozines: Metro Society. Metro Society. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Casino Espanol De Cebu, Inc". casinoespanol.ph. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ↑ shemaegomez (2013-01-30). "Iloilo City Cultural Heritage: Casino Español Site". Iloilo Blogger. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ↑ "National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines: Casino Español de Manila". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ Villaruel, Nicole (22 November 2013). "American Colonial Contemporary Architecture". Retrieved 25 May 2014.