Casa Bosch

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Architecture · Subcategory: Civil architecture · Year: 1918 · Authors: Pelayo López y Martín Romero

At number 29 Cano Street, corner with Travieso, we find this building, one of the most refined examples of the eclectic-modernist style of architecture in the Canary Islands.

The house was built in 1918 following the plans of the La Palma architect Pelayo López Martín-Romero for the owner Juan Bosch Sintes. The building was erected on the site where forty years earlier, in 1878, the master builder Federico del Rosario had built a large house for the Bosch family, wealthy merchants settled in Las Palmas since the early 1860s, when they arrived from Mallorca.

The building we see today, with two floors plus a tower, features a curious chamfer from which we observe complete symmetry between the façades. These present interesting decorative details typical of modernism from that second decade of the 20th century. A unique balcony enclosed by glass panes held by a metal framework defines the curious corner, which is crowned by a striking glazed tower. The interior of the building remains almost unchanged, only the courtyard has been covered. 

In this house lived and had his prestigious practice the doctor and humanist Juan Bosch Millares (1893–1983), who was not only dedicated to medicine but also to History and Natural Sciences. He was a pioneer of the Las Palmas Medical College and director of the Museo Canario. He published numerous research works, leaving a valuable written legacy on the pathologies of the ancient Canarians, as well as accounts of the daily workings of hospitals of the time such as San Martín or El Lazareto.

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