Patio Maravillas started life in the summer of 2007, with the squatting and fixing up of a building that was formerly a school and had been closed for 7 years, at 8 Acuerdo Street, in the Malasaña district.[1]
Patio Maravillas, 2009-01-22.
Its opening took place on 4, 5, 6 and 7 October, three months after it opened. Different activities were organized to involve people living in the neighbourhood. Its philosophy, both campaigning and respectful, allows participation by a large number of different groups and individuals that have joined one by one and made it their focal point. Everything is for free and done by volunteers.
Video and documentary screenings (Cinema Maravillas)
A hacklab called Hackers Against the Machine Lab (HAMLAB). In honour of their inspirations Isaac Asimov and Luther Blissett all communications from the lab were signed Dr. Isaac Hacksimov.[3]
Cafeteria that served as a meeting point and cultural and social exchange
There were also theatre, painting, music, audiovisual, and immigration groups, that met, rehearsed, and carried out their activities in the space. There were also special activities such as concerts, exhibitions, neighbourhood meetings, talks about health and consumer issues, and meetings of different groups. There have also been performances by groups and soloists including Grande Marlaska and Amparanoia.
In 2009, an eviction attempt was thwarted by the number of people resisting.[4]
Second building (2010–2015)edit
Mural on front of Patio Maravillas, 2013
Following a legal suit by the legal owner, Acuerdo 8 was cleared by the police on January 6, 2010.[1] On the same day, the Patio Maravillas community organized a peaceful protest demonstration in the area of Plaza del Dos de Mayo, summoning hundreds of people who were guided through the neighborhood until nearby Pez Street, where a group of activists had just entered a new long-abandoned building at number 21. One day after the clearing of Acuerdo, the fixing up of the building and resuming of the Patio activities in the new space were underway.[5]
Patio Mariavillas came to have strong links with the 15-M Movement, supporting the protests at Puerta del Sol which was close nearby.[6]
Pez 21 was evicted in June 2015, one day before the mayor of Madrid stepped down. Politicians from Ahora Madrid and Podemos criticised the action. The former released a statement declaring that Madrid needed “to open and not close down citizen-run spaces. The city needs to listen to projects such as Patio Maravillas.”[5]
Third building (2015–2015)edit
The same day as the eviction of Pez 21, a new building was squatted on 9 Divino Pastor Street. It was owned by Miguel Ángel Capriles López, cousin of Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles. It had five floors and a basement.[7] On August 4, 2015, this building was evicted.[8]
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^ abcde(PDF). Observatorio Metropolitano. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019. El Patio Maravillas has held, in its 20 months of life, different workshops, discussions, art performances, the 2009 Madrid Social Forum, and runs regular language classes, a Social rights Office (ODS), a hacklab, bike shop and an urban allotment (on the roof) http://www.patiomaravillas.net/ It has also been involved in the anti-Triall campaign, and recently organized a round table about 'Social centres, cultural production and social expropriation', at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, now under the direction of Manuel Borja-Vilal{{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)
^Vilaseca, Stephen Luis (2010). "The TriBall Case: "Okupación Creativa ¡Ya!" vs. Okupa Hacktivismo". Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. 14: 11–30. doi:10.1353/hcs.2011.0400. JSTOR 41430757. S2CID 143561744.
^Neuwirth, Robert (2010-01-06). . Squatter City. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ abMeyer, Luis (11 June 2015). . El Pais. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^Tejerina, Benjamín; Perugorría, Ignacia (2017-09-27). Crisis and Social Mobilization in Contemporary Spain: The 15M Movement. Routledge. ISBN9781317157717.
^. Diagonal (in Spanish). 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019. y cuyo administrador solidario desde el 2 de junio de 2014 es Miguel Ángel Capriles López, primo del líder opositor venezolano Henrique Capriles. [...] El edificio ocupado ayer por el Patio Maravillas en Madrid tiene una superficie total construida de mil novecientos noventa y dos metros cuadrados, distribuidos en cuatro plantas, una planta baja y un sótano.
^"Divino Pastor, 9, Madrid, Spain". P2P plazas. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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Patio Maravillas was a multi purpose self managed social centre which occupied several spaces in central Madrid between 2007 and 2015 Logo of Patio Maravillas Contents 1 First building 2007 2010 2 Second building 2010 2015 3 Third building 2015 2015 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFirst building 2007 2010 edit nbsp Patio Maravillas 2009 12 10 Patio Maravillas started life in the summer of 2007 with the squatting and fixing up of a building that was formerly a school and had been closed for 7 years at 8 Acuerdo Street in the Malasana district 1 nbsp Patio Maravillas 2009 01 22 Its opening took place on 4 5 6 and 7 October three months after it opened Different activities were organized to involve people living in the neighbourhood Its philosophy both campaigning and respectful allows participation by a large number of different groups and individuals that have joined one by one and made it their focal point Everything is for free and done by volunteers There were several permanent activities such as Bicicritica bicycle repair workshop 2 Video and documentary screenings Cinema Maravillas A hacklab called Hackers Against the Machine Lab HAMLAB In honour of their inspirations Isaac Asimov and Luther Blissett all communications from the lab were signed Dr Isaac Hacksimov 3 Cafeteria that served as a meeting point and cultural and social exchange Urban allotment on the roof 2 Language classes 2 Workshops 2 Political and feminist discussion The chikiasamblea children s activities and games room Photography workshop Foto Patio Rights advice 2 There were also theatre painting music audiovisual and immigration groups that met rehearsed and carried out their activities in the space There were also special activities such as concerts exhibitions neighbourhood meetings talks about health and consumer issues and meetings of different groups There have also been performances by groups and soloists including Grande Marlaska and Amparanoia In 2009 an eviction attempt was thwarted by the number of people resisting 4 Second building 2010 2015 edit nbsp Mural on front of Patio Maravillas 2013 Following a legal suit by the legal owner Acuerdo 8 was cleared by the police on January 6 2010 1 On the same day the Patio Maravillas community organized a peaceful protest demonstration in the area of Plaza del Dos de Mayo summoning hundreds of people who were guided through the neighborhood until nearby Pez Street where a group of activists had just entered a new long abandoned building at number 21 One day after the clearing of Acuerdo the fixing up of the building and resuming of the Patio activities in the new space were underway 5 Patio Mariavillas came to have strong links with the 15 M Movement supporting the protests at Puerta del Sol which was close nearby 6 Pez 21 was evicted in June 2015 one day before the mayor of Madrid stepped down Politicians from Ahora Madrid and Podemos criticised the action The former released a statement declaring that Madrid needed to open and not close down citizen run spaces The city needs to listen to projects such as Patio Maravillas 5 Third building 2015 2015 editThe same day as the eviction of Pez 21 a new building was squatted on 9 Divino Pastor Street It was owned by Miguel Angel Capriles Lopez cousin of Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles It had five floors and a basement 7 On August 4 2015 this building was evicted 8 See also editArtivist Organizations La Ingobernable La Tabacalera de LavapiesReferences edit a b b h 5 January 2010 Famous Madrid squat cleared by police Archived from the original on 2010 01 08 Retrieved 9 July 2019 a b c d e There goes Ballesta street pdf PDF Observatorio Metropolitano Archived from the original PDF on 9 July 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 El Patio Maravillas has held in its 20 months of life different workshops discussions art performances the 2009 Madrid Social Forum and runs regular language classes a Social rights Office ODS a hacklab bike shop and an urban allotment on the roof http www patiomaravillas net It has also been involved in the anti Triall campaign and recently organized a round table about Social centres cultural production and social expropriation at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia now under the direction of Manuel Borja Vilal a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code quote code help Vilaseca Stephen Luis 2010 The TriBall Case Okupacion Creativa Ya vs Okupa Hacktivismo Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies 14 11 30 doi 10 1353 hcs 2011 0400 JSTOR 41430757 S2CID 143561744 Neuwirth Robert 2010 01 06 Evicted in Madrid Squatter City Archived from the original on 9 July 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 a b Meyer Luis 11 June 2015 Squatter collective Patio Maravillas evicted from unoccupied building El Pais Archived from the original on 30 March 2016 Retrieved 9 July 2019 Tejerina Benjamin Perugorria Ignacia 2017 09 27 Crisis and Social Mobilization in Contemporary Spain The 15M Movement Routledge ISBN 9781317157717 El nuevo edificio del Patio Maravillas es propiedad de Miguel Angel Capriles primo del opositor venezolano Diagonal in Spanish 12 June 2015 Archived from the original on 9 July 2019 Retrieved 9 July 2019 y cuyo administrador solidario desde el 2 de junio de 2014 es Miguel Angel Capriles Lopez primo del lider opositor venezolano Henrique Capriles El edificio ocupado ayer por el Patio Maravillas en Madrid tiene una superficie total construida de mil novecientos noventa y dos metros cuadrados distribuidos en cuatro plantas una planta baja y un sotano Divino Pastor 9 Madrid Spain P2P plazas 22 November 2015 Retrieved 9 July 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patio Maravillas Patio Maravillas website archived from 2017 Madrid Bicicritica Web site Archived 2008 01 17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patio Maravillas amp oldid 1210485206, 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