Twin first floor A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha
Junior suite street Tapestry titled “Tie Dye”, by the artist Rocío Moreno
Double terrace Headboard made in prussian blue criesed velvet by V. Valls.
Junior suite courtyard Tapestry made in silk by Rocío Moreno, inspired in astral interaction
Double first floor A set of two tapestries made in silk inspired on oriental themes. “Susani” by Rocío Moreno
Twin courtyard Tapestry made in silk of Andalusí inspiration. “Fez Embroiderie” by Rocío Moreno
Double courtyard A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha. “Tiger Lines” by Rocío Moreno.
Small double Headboard made in aubergine criesed velvet by V. Valls.
Nowadays Córdoba is quite an active city. Shows and cultural events are daily programmed throughout the many flourishing spaces the city has to that end. We have gathered here the most relevant sites in the web, so you are at all times informed about what is happening in the city.
This first edition of FLORA brought 8 international floral artists that transformed the Festival’s chosen patios into 8 unrecognizable stunning spaces. Located in some of the most representative buildings of Córdoba, this works have resulted in a delightful little tour through memory, art and heritage. These ephemeral floral installations will be open to the general public from the 20th to the 29th of October.
"A fantastic renovation"
So cool. Whitewashed rooms with stained concrete floors. Simple modern furnishings. Great rainforest shower with frosted glass doors. Lots of natural light. Interior courtyard with a lounge. Pretty table setting for breakfast - coffee, homemade cake, toast with olive oil, tomato and shaved Iberico ham. Very friendly staff... Highly recommend this beautiful place.
Luxurious hospitality. When we got to Córdoba it was 108ºF and we could not be more miserable. Then we walked into Viento 10 and Gerrardo, the owner, greeted us with refreshing lemonade and a friendly conversation, exactly what we needed. The rest followed suit, with his recommendations for restaurants and the beautiful room and amenities, which included access to a spa.........
perfect stay in cordoba. Beautiful quite place in centre of Cordoba with very gentle, even "zen" owner. Design hotel room Excellent "fresh" breakfast Private parking space nearby. All you need for a beautiful stay in Cordoba!
My Favorite Hotel in Spain, maybe the whole of Europe
Hotel tranquille et moderne.
L'accueil est parfait, la localisation de l'hôtel est idéale car à proximité des activités tout en étant très calme. La décoration des chambres est sobre et moderne. Elles sont spacieuses et lumineuses, le tout organisé autour d'un joli patio.
la perfection.Petit hôtel parfaitement décoré de façon moderne tendance zen. Chambre spacieuse calme grande. Un propriétaire parfait disponible et attentionné , le meilleur petit déjeuner pris dans un hôtel en Espagne. Nous sommes repartis enchantés. Seul bémol , il est très difficile de trouver le même hôtel dans une autre ville, on est déçu après avoir séjourné dans cet endroit.......
“Lindo hotel cerca a la mezquita. La decoración es muy moderna y minimalista"
"For design and atmosphere lovers"
Viento10 is a perfect place to explore Cordoba. All sightseeings in walking distance. The hotel has a great architecture, rooms around a "patio". Room 7 spacious and stylish. Parking easy and close. Gerardo and his team gave us a warm wellcome and a delicious breakfast.
"Se respira un ambiente relajado y tranquilo cuando traspasas la puerta del hotel. Excelente hotel para una escapada a Cordoba, detalles cuidados, desayuno y habitación perfectos. Volveremos."
"La atención fue excelente.
El diseño del hotel inmejorable.
La ubicación, sin estar en el centro, era perfecta a la hora de comer, cenar o tomar una copa"
“CARMEN ES EL ALMA DEL HOTEL.”
Sinceramente, nuestra experiencia en el hotel fue fantástica gracias a la impecable atención de Carmen, su encargada de recepción. Un placer haberte conocido!.
“Diseño y atención.”
Un lujo tener un jaccuzzi privado para tí.
Nos recomendaron sitios para cenar estupendos. Gracias a las chicas.
Cordoba merece un hotel como este. Maravilloso trabajo de rehabilitación para conseguir un espacio único y muy agradable...acogedor...bien climatizado y con espacios higiénicos muy modernos y cómodos. ...buena ubicación y un trato muy simpatico
kleines, tolles hotel. Ganz persönlich geführtes Hotel, in einem historischen Gebäude modern interpretiert. Sehr geschmackvoll, sauber und ruhig. Zu erwähnen ist das gesamte Personal, welches bei Empfehlungen für Restaurants und anderen Fragen immer tolle Tipps gegeben haben. Die Zimmer sind sehr unterschiedlich. Wir hatten ein sehr kleines, kuscheliges Zimmer im 1. Stock. Für drei Nächte völlig ausreichend. Bei Temperaturen um 40 Grad haben wir die kleine Dach-Terrasse leider nicht genießen können, sonst ein toller Ort, um mal zu relaxen. Alles in allem ein schöner Aufenthalt. Danke an Carmen , Gerardo und sein Team!
Peaceful and beautiful.
Very central in Cordoba, peaceful, calm, beautiful room, friendly staff, lovely stay. Its not v obvious and chintzy which some places in Cordoba can be. Next time we will plan ahead and ask for the meditation session too.
Hidden Gem
This hotel was such a special surprise. It was hidden away on a tiny cobblestone street in the quietest part of town. Immaculately clean with wonderful personal hospitality and beautifully decorated. I would stay there again with pleasure. I had a wonderful breakfast on departure day.
“Lovely, relaxing stay”
We only had one night in this hotel unfortunately. Our room was lovely and the shower and bathroom huge.
“Un diseño moderno y altamente confortable”
La atención personalizada de los dueños y todo el staff es impecable.
El desayuno es una explosión de sabores.
"Excelente"
Es un hotel muy tranquilo, bien ubicado. El trato excelente y el desayuno, inmejorable. Las habitaciones tienen buen tamaño, con camas cómodas. Todo está muy limpio y mimado, hasta el olor, muy agradable por las flores que decoran el hotel. Muy recomendable.
During the XVIth century slavery, although not at its peak, was quite common in Europe and the Mediterranean. Owning slaves was a custom among the wealthy and powerful, and that was the case of our Juan Latino, but also the case of many others, for example, Juan de Pareja, the black man that worked as Velázquez’s aid all his life and who is nowadays exhibited in the Prado Museum; or Juan de Mérida, the “brave black man of Flandes”, who fought alongside the Duke of Alba gaining his freedom and later married the daughter of his former master. But not only in Spain did this take place, Alejandro de Médici, known as “el Moro” (the Moor) was the illegitimate son that Julio de Medici had with his black servant Simonetta. In time he would be acknowledged as rightful son by Lorenzo II de Medici and ended up as Duke of Florence.
Alessandro de Medici, portrait by Bronzino.
As for our Juan Latino, little we know about his origins. It looks like he might have been the son of black slaves bought from Portuguese traders by the family of the Great Captain (Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba) although it is also possible that he would have been the son that Luis Fernández de Córdoba (Great Captain’s son) had with his black slave. There are some that state that he was of Ethiopian origin, some say from Guinea and other believe that he was of Berber ancestry, but the only true facts that we have are that Juan de Sessa (he would change his name to Juan Latino once free) was black, he was a slave and was likely born in Baena (Córdoba).
He was appointed as page of the Duke of Sessa (Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba). Master and slave were of the same age and as a result of that they became such good friends that, when the young Duke was sent to study in Granada he convinced his family to bring his good friend Juan with him, who would therefore receive an education equal to that of his master.
Right from the beginning Juan Latino stood out for his intelligence. He wanted to study Medicine, it looks like he might even have enrolled in various subjects, but his friends, adviser and master (for he was still a slave) convinced him to study Humanities. Therefore he would learn Latin, classic Greek, music, rhetoric, law, etc. He graduated from the University of Granada on February the 2nd of 1546 in what was then known as Liberal Arts. In 1562 he was already an Arts professor at the University. His fame and reputation must have grown considerably since in 1565 he was in charge of the speech that inaugurated the academic year in Granada.
He published several books, one of them he wrote it in verse and in Latin and tells the story of the wars of the Alpujarras praising the figure of Juan de Austria who he befriended during the conflict. This epic poem would later act as inspiration for Juan Rufo’s Austriada. Juan Latino was considered by many the best Latinist of the Golden Spanish Century. Such was his fame that Cervantes itself praised him in the prologue of his famous Don Quijote, and Lope de Vega wrote the following verses in his honor:
“He was not quite white in Granada,
Juan Latino who at a daughter
of a twenty four he taught;
a for he was black and slave
because a slave was his mother
of the pristine Duke of Sessa,
honorable in Spain and Italy,
he came to marry her
who grammar studied
and he taught her to conjugate
and so he turned into his own master and loved.”
Once a free man Juan fell deeply in love with one of his students. Ana de Carleval, white and the son of a councilman of the city of Granada, with he would have four children. Imagine just how difficult this could have been in the United States of America prior to the 50’s.
The date of his death is ignored however we do know that he exceeded the age of ninety, in other words, he could have very well died in the XVIIth century.
In such a long life he taught many students for many students were drawn to his genius. A student of his was the famous Elena (o Eleno) de Céspedes, daughter of slaves, mulatto, transvestite judged by the Inquisition for fraud marriage and the first woman doctor-surgeon. It was considered the first documented case of a transvestite in Europe.
She was born as Elena and even gave birth, but felt as Eleno. She had multiple lovers while being a man up until she married a woman. And that was her doom: she was judged by the Inquisition in Toledo and imprisoned in a remote Hospital in Castille. She was above all an intelligent, traveler, daring woman that managed to graduate in Medicine and Surgery. She was the first woman to be a surgeon in History, although her story is better known for her sexuality.
If you want to know more about this fascinating character, Juan Latino, you might want to read this article published sometime ago here. Now, how good a script this story would make!
NOTE: Unfortunately no documented images of Juan Latino has reached our days, even though the enormous fame he had throughout the Empire during the second half of the XVIth century resulted in Philip II ordering a portrait of this illustrious professor. It is known that the King had the painting in gallery of the Wise Men at the Alcazar in Madrid; but it all burnt during the 1734 fire in the palace, what a loss!
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