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Centro Histórico in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
 

José Ruiz Blasco

 
 
José Ruiz Blasco Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 26, 2023
1. José Ruiz Blasco Marker
Inscription.  
En este lugar, antigua
farmacia de Mamely,
tuvo su tertulia
José Ruiz Blasco,
padre de Picasso

Fundación Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Ayuntamiento de Málaga, 2004

(English translation:)
In this place, the old Mamely pharmacy, José Ruiz Blasco, Picasso’s father, had his conversation circle. Pablo Ruiz Picasso Foundation. City Government of Málaga, 2004
 
Erected 2004 by Fundación Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Ayuntamiento de Málaga.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 2004.
 
Location. 36° 43.369′ N, 4° 25.055′ W. Marker is in Málaga, Andalucía. It is in Centro Histórico. It is on Calle Granada near Plaza de la Merced, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Plaza de la Merced 1, Málaga, Andalucía 29012, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean
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country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Solomón Ben Gabirol (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Emilio Thuiller (about 210 meters away); Hospital Santo Tomas Apostal reconstruction (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Victoria Kent Siano (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Rescued image of Jesus and Mary (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cathedral tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Carmen Thyssen Museum (approx. half a kilometer away).
 
Also see . . .  José Ruiz y Blasco (Wikipedia).
Overview: José Ruiz y Blasco (12 April 1838 – 3 May 1913) was a Spanish painter, an art teacher, and the father of artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973).
(Submitted on July 30, 2024.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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