CASA DE RICARDO RODRÍGUEZ

Villa de Arafo
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This house, located in the middle of Libertad Street, corner of Juan Pablo II Street, was built at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

This property was owned by the Batista family, but was acquired by Ricardo Rodr Guez at the beginning of the 20th century, when he returned from Cuba. This was mayor of the Villa from March 10, 1930 to April 24, 1931. He is appointed mayor under a Royal Decree of February 15 by which modifies the system of constitution of the municipalities

It was the headquarters of the City of Arafo between 1922 and 1943 and local for the Brotherhood of Trade Unions of Labradores.

This property was owned by the Batista family, but was acquired by Ricardo Rodr Guez at the beginning of the 20th century, when he returned from Cuba. He was mayor of the Villa from March 10, 1930 to April 24, 1931. He is appointed mayor under a Royal Decree of February 15, which modifies the system of constitution of the municipalities. During its passage through the mayor's office the reconstruction of the road of 'El Carret n ' began and took place within the framework of the festivities, the so-called 'Fiesta del Valle ' that join the Town Halls of G imar, Arafo and Candlemas. Prominent poets participated, being promoted by Andr s Orozco Batista and Manuel Herrera, being widely disseminated in the local press and radio stations. The advent of the Second Republic will put an end to the municipal government headed by Ricardo Rodr Guez Curbelo.
In this interim period he did not disassociate himself from the municipal policy as a councilor in some ...



Casa de Ricardo Rodríguez

Corner house, distributed in two heights, and with an L-shaped floor plan.
The two facades are adapted to the orography of the land, in addition to having symmetry in all the openings having six openings per facade, three on the lower floor and three on the upper one, giving balance to the whole.
The second floor is marked on the facade by two cornices that run through the two frontis.
On the main facade there are three doors at street level, which maintain the level in the lintel area.
On the second floor there are three balcony doors that give access to the same number of balconies made with forge and geometric decoration.
The side front has three doors on the lower level and three balcony doors on the upper one, which are protected by forging sills that allow the total opening of these doors giving the sensation of balconies.
The woodwork of the doors is formed by two swinging leaves formed by rectangular frames in which its height predominates in front of the width, and on the doors there are skylights protected by a geometric frieze forming rhombuses.
As for the balcony doors on the upper floor, there are three leaves on the main front and two leaves on the sides. They are central opening sheets, with boards at the bottom, and glasses at the top.



Casa de Ricardo Rodríguez

Arafo MUNICIPALITY

AREA Historic Center

ADDRESS Juan Pablo II Street, n 2 (former Calle H roes del Alc zar)

UTM COORDINATES

X 360,701.30

And 3,135,718.49



Casa de Ricardo Rodríguez

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- Southeast Cultural Association of Tenerife. ' Guide to the assets of the southwest of Tenerife (Arafo, Arico, Candelaria, Fasnia, Gimar) '. Southeast Cultural Association of Tenerife 1996

-Excmo. Arafo City Hall. www.arafo.es.


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