Casa Anchieta
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Template:Wikidata Infobox Casa Anchieta is a building in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
History
The house is named after Joseph of Anchieta, who was born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna in 1534, and resided in the building when he was in Tenerife, before going to Brazil.[1]
The original building on the site was constructed at the start of the 16th century.[1] It was originally the property of Nuño Pérez. When he died, his widow Mencia Díaz de Clavijo Juan de Anchieta, a captain and public notary, who were the parents of José Anchieta.[2] While José Anchieta was not born in the house, he lived in it for the first 14 years of his life.[3]
The current building was constructed on top of it[1] in the 17th century by Diego Benítez de Anchieta. It was significantly renovated in the 19th century,[1] with the main facade remodeled in 1905. It was also the residence of Manuel Verdugo, the Colegio Mayor Femnenino "Virgen de la Candelaria" was located in the building in 1962,[2] and the Escuela de Actores de Canarias was located in the building until 1987.[3] It was used by the Bishopric of Tenerife following a fire in the Salazar Palace until that building that was restored.[2]
It was recorded as a building of cultural interest on 14 March 1986 by Decree 50/1986.[1][4]
Casa Anchieta was restored in the early 2000s by the La Laguna City Council.
Description
The neo-classical building is two storeys tall,[5] with a tiled roof. It has a central courtyard with stairs on one side.[3] It is trapezoid-shaped, and has three facades, the main one of which (as well as me most important rooms) faces onto Plaza del Adelando.[3] The front facade, which was originally asymmetric, was remodeled in 1905 by Mariano Estanga[3] and is now symmetric with a central balcony. The main door and the balcony doors are dressed with stone. Window and door stills are made of iron balustrades.[1] The side facade faces Calle Las Quinteras, while the rear faces a small square that used to house the building's vegetable garden.[3]
The interior was changed in the 19th and 20th centuries, but features from the 16th and 17th century can be seen in the walls, roof, trusses, and in the central courtyard and cellar.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Bienes de Interés Cultural". www.gobiernodecanarias.org.
- ^ a b c "Casa Anchieta". gestorpatrimoniocultural.cicop.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Casa del Beato Padre Anchieta". Turismo de La Laguna. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "BOC - 1986/038. Miércoles 2 de Abril de 1986 - 291". www.gobiernodecanarias.org.
- ^ "CASA DE ANCHIETA - Places of interest - Tenerife". www.webtenerife.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.