The
monumental Arizón House was built between the 17th
and 18th centuries and is considered an
exceptional model of the commercial palaces constructed to
facilitate trade between America and the Andalusia region
of Spain.
The Arizón House represents important
historical, architectural and cultural trends. Its
structure was originally conceived to function both
residentially and commercially. Of a Baroque style, this
estate is made up of two large houses, and various
storehouses and bodegas. The noteworthy architectural
aspects include a mezzanine, a lodge, an oratory, a
hitching post, extraordinary murals, and a splendid tower
with a look-out, all constructed and adorned by materials
of the highest quality. It is because of these
characteristics that this estate was declared of high
cultural interest within the category of ‘monument’ by the
Cultural Council of the Andalusian regional government. It
is also one of the most emblematic buildings of the Civil
Architecture of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Andalusia.
Furthermore, the Arizón House serves as a poignant symbol
of the destruction wreaked by urban speculators that this
Historical Society and the citizens of Sanlúcar de
Barrameda have been witnessing in recent years.
Today, the Arizón House is faced with the
abandoned state that its current proprietors have left it
in for the last eighteen years, the passivity of the
Public Administration, and the proposition to construct
more than eighty residences and tourist apartments on this
important historical sight. This project is nothing less
than an insult to the citizens of Sanlúcar de Barrameda
and the current legislators.
The ‘Aula
Gerion’ and all the collective adherents to this document,
whose personal information appears in the attached
document
