Casa Quintana

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The Casa Quintana with a wooden balcony

The Casa Quintana (German Quintana House) is a building in Guía de Gran Canaria on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria . It is located in the Plaza Mayor and dates back to the 16th century. There is a wooden Mudejares- style balcony with the coats of arms of the Guanarteme and Quintana families.

The Canarian judge Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez y Rodríguez (1921–2012) spent his childhood here. The priest José Rodríguez y Rodríguez (1912–2008) also lived here.

The building is a protected cultural asset , but has been in disrepair since the last occupant moved out in 2017.

literature

  • González-Sosa, Pedro Contribución para una historia de Guía de Gran Canaria . Ayuntamiento de Santa María de Guía, 1985.
  • Martín Rodríguez, Fernando Gabriel Arquitectura doméstica canaria Aula de Cultura de Tenerife, 1978. ISBN 84-500-2714-4
  • Quintana Andrés, Pedro C Una mirada al pasado Excmo Ayuntamiento de Santa María de Guía, Gobierno de Canarias, 2006. ISBN 84-689-8185-0

Web links

Commons : Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 28 ° 8 ′ 20.8 "  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 59.5"  W.