Real Hospicio de San Fernando
Historic site in Madrid, Spain
40°25′33″N 3°42′03″W / 40.42581°N 3.700837°W / 40.42581; -3.700837![Real Hospicio de San Fernando is located in Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg/235px-Spain_location_map_with_provinces.svg.png)
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Location of Royal Hospice of San Fernando in Spain
The Royal Hospice of San Fernando (Spanish: Real Hospicio de San Fernando) is a former hospice located in Madrid, Spain.
The building now houses the Museo de Historia de Madrid. It was first declared historical-artistic monument in 1919 and Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.[citation needed]
Among the boys from poor families living there in the 19th century was Pablo Iglesias, who would later become a founder of Socialism in Spain, and Iglesias' younger brother who would die young of tuberculosis.
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