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The Spanish Benevolent Society, also known by residents as La Nacional, is the oldest American club serving the Spanish American community in the New York City borough of Manhattan since the year of its foundation, 1868[1]. Is the lone active surviver of a bygone era. Located at 239 West 14th Street[2], it is in the heart of the now disappeared Little Spain[3].

History

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A picture from Little Spain in the 60s.

Many relevant artist, expatriads, immigrants and personalities have lived at the society as resident artists during the more than 150 years of its existence, like Picasso, Dalí, Buñuel, or Federico García Lorca. In 2010 Spanish American filmmaker and writer Artur Balder, who lived in the building as resident artist for more than one year, created the documentary Little Spain[4], displaying for first time the untold history of this society [5]. The archive contains more than 450 photographs and 150 documents that have never been publicly displayed[6]. They present the history of the streets of Little Spain in New York City throughout the 20th Century[7][8][9][10][11][12].

References

  1. ^ "A Visit to La Nacional". Gothamist.com. November 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. ^ 239 West 14th Street "239 West 14th Street". Google. November 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-19. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Valenzuela, David (November 20, 2010). "Documentary Brings Manhattan's Little Spain to big screen". THE HERALD TRIBUNE. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  4. ^ Aguilar, Andrea (November 18, 2010). "Un documental repasa la historia de Little Spain en la calle 14". El País USA. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Remeseira, Claudio Iván (November 18, 2010). "Hispanic New York Project". Hispanic New York Project. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Un documental descubre la historia de Little Spain". EFE America. November 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Abad, José Ángel (November 18, 2010). "Little Spain, el barrio español de Nueva York". Antena 3 TV. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Nueva York descubre su Little Spain". Informativos Telecinco. November 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Little Spain". RTVE. November 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Little Spain, el barrio español de Nueva York donde sólo se hablaba español". Onda Cero Radio. November 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ Conde, Arturo (November 18, 2010). "Saga Gallega en Manhattan. Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver y la energía del pasado". La Opinion de A Coruna. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ Payá, Juan José (December 18, 2010). "Artur Balder rescata en su documental la memoria española de Manhattan". Diario Informacion, Editorial Prensa Ibérica S.A. Retrieved 2010-19-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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