La Madrilena
National Register of Historic Places

La Madrilena

Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Listed
November 17, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88002384

About this property

La Madrileña (En el Balcón) (literally "The Woman from Madrid (At the Balcony)"), sometimes simply referred to as La Madrileña , is a painting by award-winning Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. It depicts a woman holding an umbrella known as the parasol. La Madrileña (En el Balcón) is one of the paintings that illustrate Luna's inclination of making women an artistic theme, showing the artist's talent as an enthusiastic painter and observer of the fairer sex. La Madrileña (En el Balcón) is one of the few existing finished paintings that are regarded by art experts as a "legacy" from Luna.

Location

1002 E. Madison
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
25.90577, -97.49637

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 88002384. It was listed on November 17, 1988.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Juan Cortina's First Raid (Brownsville)
1859Mexican-American War
0.3 mi
Capture of Brownsville
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Brownsville Texas
1863Civil War
0.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was La Madrilena listed on the National Register?

La Madrilena was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1988.

What type of historic resource is La Madrilena?

La Madrilena is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for La Madrilena?

The period of significance for La Madrilena is recorded as the industrial era.

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