Fonda de los Tres Reyes was an Inn or Tavern that worked in Buenos Aires in the late 18th century and early 19th.[1] It was the main hotel and restaurant in the city, located in the neighborhood of San Nicolás,[2] populated around 1810 by a considerable number of British and American immigrants.[3]
| Fonda de los Tres Reyes | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | c.1800 |
| Closed | April 20, 1830 |
| Owner(s) | Juan Bonfillo |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
History
editThe establishment was owned by Juan Bonfillo, a Genoese merchant, who had arrived in the port of Buenos Aires in 1790.[4] Bonfiglio had bought the inn in 1802 to a family of Prieto name,[5] Its facilities were located in the street Santo Cristo (current 25 de Mayo) facing the Plaza Mayor, and in the vicinity of Fuerte de Buenos Aires.[6]
Among his major clients were William Brown and James Florence Burke from Ireland,[7] and some members of Lautaro Lodge.[8]
During the first British invasion of the River Plate, La Fonda de los Tres Reyes was place of lodging of William Beresford and his officers.[9]
La Fonda de los Tres Reyes was the most exclusive restaurant and hotel in Buenos Aires in the 1800s. This business was in front of the La fonda de Doña Clara, a inn administered by its owner, the English lady Mary Clark.[10]
Notable clients
edit- Hipólito Vieytes (1762-1815) Argentine politician
- Juan José Paso (1758-1833) Argentine lawyer and politician
- Nicolás Rodríguez Peña (1773-1853) Argentine politician
- Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820) Argentine statesman
- José de San Martín (1778-1850) Argentine patriot.[11]
- Guillermo Brown (1777-1857) Irish Admiral.[12]
References
edit- ^ Mariquita Sánchez: Vida política y sentimental, María Sáenz Quesada, June 2011, ISBN 9789500734745
- ^ Documentos de arquitectura nacional y americana, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 1993
- ^ Historia de los barrios de Buenos Aires, Volumen2, Editorial Elche, 1998, 1998, ISBN 9789509921221
- ^ Diario de Buenos Aires: 1806-1807, Alberto Mario Salas, 1981
- ^ Todo es historia, Números 265-270, Todo es Historia, 1989, 1989
- ^ Artes, ciencias y letras en la América colonial: investigaciones, Roberto Casazza, 2009, ISBN 9789871354450
- ^ Vieytes: El Desterrado, Francisco N. Juárez, 2001, ISBN 9789500719452
- ^ Historia de la nación argentina, Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina), Ricardo Levene, 1961
- ^ Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volumen 28, Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina), 1957
- ^ El barrio de San Nicolás, Juan José Cresto, 1999, ISBN 9789879102411
- ^ José de San Martín, libertador de América, Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano, 1995, ISBN 9789509517547
- ^ Guillermo Brown: apostillas a su vida, Instituto Browniano, 1994, 1994