The Club del Progreso is an aristocratic Argentine club in Buenos Aires, founded in 1852, after the fall of
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...
. It was originally a
gentlemen's club, historically located in the neighborhood of
Monserrat.
History
It was founded by Diego de Alvear and
Rufino de Elizalde
Dr. Rufino de Elizalde (August 1822, Buenos Aires – March 1887) was an Argentine politician who was Foreign Affairs Minister of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a coun ...
on May 1, 1852. Its first headquarters was installed in a house located at the Calle Perú 147, in the Monserrat district. Later it was installed in the Palacio Muñoa, a building made by the English engineer Edward Taylor, located a few meters from the old headquarters on Calle de la Victoria 602.
The Club del Progreso moved its headquarters again in 1900, this time in a building on Avenida de Mayo 633, retaining that headquarters until 1941. Among its partners were several aristocrats, politicians, military and Argentine presidents, including
Justo José de Urquiza,
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento,
Bartolomé Mitre
Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine statesman, soldier and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.
Mitre is known as the most versatile ...
and
Julio Argentino Roca
Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (July 17, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was an army general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904. Roca is the most important representative of the Generation ...
.
Gallery
File:Club del Progreso, calle Perú.jpg, ''First headquarters of the Club del Progreso''
File:Club del Progreso, calle de la Victoria.jpg, ''Palacio Muñoa, headquarters of the Club del Progreso until 1900''
File:Club del Progreso, guia de forasteros.png, ''News from the Club del Progreso in Buenos Aires, 1864 Guide''
File:Club del Progreso, calle Victoria.jpg, ''Club del Progreso headquarters in Avenida de Mayo''
File:Club del Progreso.jpg, ''View of the halls of the current headquarters''
References
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Buenos Aires
Gentlemen's clubs in Argentina
Restaurants in Argentina