HALL OF GUATEMALA
Vista flag during exposure.
With the arrival of Cruz Conde in December 1925, the Commissioner of the Latin American Exhibition, is intended to give the final impetus for their completion, for this reason again to start diplomatic contacts, inviting Latin American countries still participation had not materialized.
On November 2, 1926, the Minister of Spain to the Central American States responds to the English Government in the following terms: "Guatemala will participate in the most modest and less expensive", later also reports that Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica will be present, but concurring within the American Galleries, on Honduras and Nicaragua, immersed in revolutionary conflicts and civil war, excuse their attendance so it follows that the American presence in the Exhibition Center was uncertain, as well as the reasons, the above set republics had an inauspicious economic situation given its lack of resources.
But keeping to the concurrence of Guatemala, we advance two more years, until November 26, 1928, when the Presidency of the Republic appoints D. Manuel Herrera and Herrera, Consul in Seville, as delegate of the representation of Guatemala, as in early 1929, the government of that country gives its pursuant to the offer by the Executive Committee of the Exhibition, a plot of 150 m2 in the American Galleries, free. This "stand" would be between those occupied by Ecuador and Panama.
Rancho installed next to the pavilion for tasting coffee.
Details ceramic cloth with the arms of Guatemala
In the month of February 1929, the Minister for Works, get an allocation of $ 30,000 for Guatemala's participation in the Fair of Seville, immediately communicates this fact by telegraph on March 1, showing their interest in participating with a permanent flag. Cruz Conde communicated to the Minister Plenipotentiary of Guatemala in Spain joy and advised that the Technical Steering Committee had drafted a flag in May 1926.
On April 10, 1929, a month short of the opening of the exhibition, Guatemala confirmed their attendance with a permanent flag 18 X 10 m2 built on a plot of 30 X 20 m2, which the Committee had allocated next to the Pavilion of Venezuela, the only of the international pavilions have disappeared, Avd de las Delicias, close to the Hall of Argentina. Started work immediately.
This delay in making a final decision was due to appear, the lack of interest of the growers to show their products at the Exhibition and the unstable political situation, which was that the State had to meet only the costs concurrence to it.
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Due to the late date of the Permanent Commission forced construction for his delegation flag project architect on the Technical Department of this Commission D. José Granados de la Vega at a total cost of 208,000 pts., Its completion on August 3, 1929, being officially opened by His Majesty the King on October 31, 1929.
The building has two floors, one basement, has a total area of \u200b\u200b378 m2, to build the traditional system was used on load bearing walls made of brick, the most particular of it is the coating whole of the facade with tiles in blue and white color (color of the flag of that country) prepared by Ramos Rejas, who respond to the influences of a Mayan theme. The
organization of exhibition items was conducted by the Guatemalan Ministry of Public Works, Education and Agriculture. As a curiosity we say that some of the material presented was:
flag facade.
- 1 cut of Indian petticoat.
- 2 curtains and silk rug
1 - 1 tea
nine pieces - 1 saddle, American style
- 1 strap and a gun holster with silver and gold embroidered
- 2 sheets of wax glazed
- Several dozen carved gourds
During the exhibition were sent from the Central American country 5 quintals coffee, which were consumed in tastings to visitors, served on a ranch type installed on the right of the Pavilion.
week was celebrated tribute to the Republic from 16 to 22 September 1929.
Guatemalan Representation achieved the following awards:
- 33 Grand Prix
- 6 iplomas of honor
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14 gold - 11 silver medals
- 1 bronze medal
- 10 honorable mentions s.
View of the east facade, current
The 1931 was given the building by the Guatemalan government, accepting Seville City Council on 10 August of that year, transforming it into a children's library. After a few years
was closed and abandoned. On September 29, 1953 the Director of the Institute Murillo, located at the nearby Pavilion Argentina requested to install a high school, used for this purpose until 1963, when the Standing Committee decides its demolition, which does not occur , so again eight years later the Institute's Director requested for use as a gym. After the reforms a few years ago, currently attached to the School of Dance.
Rear façade
building's east facade
SOURCES:
- THE HALL OF GUATEMALA, José María Méndez Head SURVEYOR No.
Magazine. 30 / 3 rd quarter 1989
- HISTORY American Exhibition in Seville in 1929, Eduardo Rodríguez Bernal
- Flags of the Latin American Exhibition, Alberto Villar Movellan
The American Exhibition "Funds Newspaper Municipal
- THE SITE OF EXPOSURE IBEROAMERICANA, urbanized area, FLAGS AND CONSERVATION, José María Cabeza Méndez
Andalucía and America in the Twentieth Century, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of Andalusia and Latin
1987 - Exhibit Guide 1929-1930 IBERO
- SEVILLA hundred buildings. Gillermo Vazquez Consuegra.
- ESTATE SECTION OF THE CITY OF SEVILLE.
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