Seville’s most celebrated architect, Aníbal González, developed most of his work in Seville, giving us great works such as the Plaza de España or the Pabellón Mudéjar.
However, the prodigious man who revolutionized architecture in the city also left his mark in other cities and provinces. Thus, the legacy of his works extended beyond our city and in this article we compile a route to discover these monuments outside Seville.
1. Blue Rooster Building (Jerez de la Frontera)
The Blue Rooster Building is one of the architectural symbols of Jerez de la Frontera. It is a classical-style building that was commissioned by the Domecq family to Aníbal González for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. Today it presides over part of the historic center of the town at number 2 of Long Street.
2. Arias Montano Casino (Aracena)
Aníbal González had a special relationship with Huelva, especially with Aracena, as he used to spend the summer season in this small mountain village. Beyond the castle of Aracena and the Gruta de las maravillas, this is another of the many attractions that adds the Huelva municipality, although it is not the only work of the Sevillian architect that the people of Aracena have.
3. Expansion of the ABC Building (Madrid)
The building that once housed the newsroom and presses of the ABC newspaper now houses one of the most exclusive shopping centers in Madrid. At number 34 Paseo de la Castellana, the ABC building sports the splendorous appearance that its architect, Aníbal González, gave it in order to expand the building.
4. Mercantile Circle (Almendralejo)
The Gran Hotel de España was built in 1924 by José López Sáez under the direction of architect Aníbal González. The interior of this classicist building is not to be missed, as it has halls decorated with tile plinths and plasterwork.
5. Enríquez Barrios House (Córdoba)
Located in the famous Plaza de las Tendillas, this was the house of Manuel Enriquez Barrios, lawyer, academic, politician and mayor of Cordoba. It is a work built by Aníbal González and Aurelio Gómez Millán. Delighting in its facade from the popular Plaza de las Tendillas is just an excuse to drop by this picturesque Andalusian city, home to one of the most unique and incredible monuments in the world: the Mosque of Cordoba.
6. Other works by Aníbal González: Tiro de Pichón (Jabugo)
It is located in the hills of Jabugo and was visited by the Court of Madrid to enjoy pigeon shooting. Later a wing was added, whose current purpose is to host children’s camps in summer.
7. Fuente del Concejo Washing Place (Aracena)
This civil work was promoted by the Marquises of Aracena. Until the 7o’s this washhouse was a space widely used by the women of the municipality, being one of the few public spaces reserved for women.
8. Aníbal González and the Jerez de la Frontera train station?
The Belgian architect León Beau designed the Jerez de la Frontera station in the second half of the 19th century, which underwent a number of modifications, reforms and extensions that resulted in the current building.
The construction that we know today was built towards the end of the 20’s of the last century, whose execution is still a matter of debate.
Historically, it has been associated as one of the works of the architect Aníbal González outside Seville , although there is no official documentation to prove it.
Although this authorship is generally still endorsed, the researcher Francisco Cuadros Trujillo holds Francisco Castellón Ortega as a possible author, whose preliminary draft of the railroad between Jerez-Almargen (which never saw the light) was included in the Royal Order of January 16, 1928.