Convento de la Natividad y San José

The Convento de la Natividad y San José (popularly called convento de las Baronesas) was a convent of Carmelite nuns located in Calle de Alcalá (Madrid) who designed and started the building foreman Juan de Lobera in the mid-17th century,^[1] being finished in 1700 by his son-in-law Juan de Pineda. The convent due to the confiscation of Mendizábal was demolished in 1836 and its site it put on sale.

History

The convent with a capacity of forty nuns popularly called the Baronnesses for be founded on a site (currently in front of the headquarters of Círculo de Bellas Artes) loan by Beatriz de Silveyra, Baroness of Castel Florido, bound for the creation of a convent placed under the patronage of the Nativity of Our Lady and St. Joseph. This site was purchased with money that left her husband, Jorge Paz de Silveyra, at dying. In this site was located previously the Mesón del Toro. The order of its construction went to the master builder Juan de Lobera who died during the execution of the works in 1680. ^[2] The Baroness had died in 1660. The convent was completed in 1700. In little more than a century was in operation, being demolished in 1836. In its site was built the Palacio del Marqués de Casa Riera (known popularly as casa de los alfileres).

References

↑ Virginia Tovar Martín (1983). Madrilenian architecture of the 17th century: data for its study (first ed.). Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños.
↑ Alberto Tamayo (1946). The Madrilenian baroque churches (first ed.). Madrid: Talleres Sucesores de J. Sánchez Ocaña. p. 297.

Demolished landmarks in Madrid

Founded before the Habsburgs	Royal Alcázar of Madrid

Built during the Habsburgs	Palacio del Buen Retiro Antigüa Real Armería de Felipe II Casa del Tesoro Torre de la Parada Convento de Santo Tomás Convento de San Felipe el Real Iglesia del Buen Suceso Palacio de Alcañices Noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús Convento de los Agustinos Recoletos Convento del Carmen Calzado Convento de la Natividad y San José

Built during the Early Bourbons	Palacio de La Moncloa Convento de San Norberto Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro Monte de Piedad de Madrid

Built from the 19th century	Quinta del Sordo Hotel Florida Palacio del Duque de Úceda Fiesta Alegre fronton Palacio de Xifré Palacio del Marqués de Portugalete Palacio del Marqués de Casa Riera Palacio de Indo Palacio del Duque de Arión

City Walls and Gate Walls	Muslim Walls Christian Walls Walls del Arrabal Walls of Philip II Walls of Philip IV Puerta de Atocha

Related	Project of Filippo Juvarra for the Royal Palace of Madrid

Other	List of missing monuments in Spain Reconstruction (architecture)

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