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The Centro Español de Ponce club was founded on 14 October 1906. Its founders were a group of
Spanish residents of the city of Ponce. Most prominent among its founders were Francisco Oliver Culvelje, Bartolome Arbona, Jacinto Arbona, and Pedro Gispert, but the total group of founders included some 20
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Cortada. The family occupied the house for several generations. On 17 November 1961, the building became the headquarters for the Centro Español de Ponce, a prominent civic organization working for the preservation of Spanish heritage in the city.
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in Ponce because it is the first structure in Ponce built in that architectural style for use as a residence but then subsequently used as the headquarters of a prominent community-based civic organization, the Centro Español de Ponce, a
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Spanish residents. The purpose of the organization was to preserve the Spanish heritage in Ponce. The first meeting place was at 10 Plaza Las Delicias, on what is now the perimeter of
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In 1985, the building became the headquarters for the
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The structure is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the north side of Calle Villa, at the northwest corner of the intersection with calle Mendez Vigo.
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once presided over the club headquartered at their structure on Calle Villa, near Calle Mendez Vigo. In 1965, its president was Carlos Ortiz.
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One of the best documented events accomplished by the Centro Español club was the transfer of the remains of Don
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Angel Rivero Méndez. "Crónicas de la Guerra
Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico". 1922. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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20 ft (6.1 m) high, 18 ft (5.5 m) wide, 12 ft (3.7 m) deep
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The house was designed in 1911 by Ponce architect
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In 1935, the Centro Español de Ponce club hosted
Argentina’s king of Tango,
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Neysa Rodriguesz Deynes, Rafael J. Torres Torres, and Carlos Aneiro Perez.
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Neysa Rodriguesz Deynes, Rafael J. Torres Torres, and Carlos Aneiro Perez.
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Some time after 1970 the building became the Ponce regional office for the
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Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce y Sus Principales Lugares de Interes.
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Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce y Sus Principales Lugares de Interes.
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Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Escuela de Arquitectura
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Mark Chesnut. Passport Magazine. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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Page 216. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuño. 1963.
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Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.
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331:: Spanish organization in San Juan
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