El antigua Comercial

El antigua Comercial
Construction began in 1921 under the leadership of José de la Corte, first president of the Centro de Instrucción Comercial (Sociedad Cultural y Recreativa). It was designed by architect José María Pérez Carasa and opened on January 1, 1923. A grand banquet was organized for 150 people, attended by the civil and military authorities.

It was designed as a commercial instruction center with casino consisting of two floors and a tower with a facade on two streets, the current Jesús Nazareno and Béjar. The facade is eclectic and combines Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque elements. The initials of the Commercial Instruction Center (CIC) can be seen on the capitals of the marble columns that support the round arches of the first floor balcony.

The carnival parties in El Comercial and the New Year's Eve parties were famous. Easter was also intensely lived by the members, especially on Good Friday morning, when on the way back to the parish of La Concepción he sang arrows from the balconies of the building to the image of the Nazarene.

After it fell into increasing disrepair, the building was purchased in 1996 by the Godosa company, and renovated while retaining the beautiful facade and some elements of the interior, such as the marble staircase with cast iron railing, the artistic ceramic canvases along the walls of the stairs, a glass room with the old city coat of arms and a large clock from the Regent brand.

After the restoration of the building there was a bank on the ground floor and now there is a modern bar. The walls are decorated with a collection of six paintings by Huelva artist Juan Carlos Castro Crespo. The building has been adapted to the times and has retained part of its past.