Marquis of Sargadelos Birthplace Museum

• Santa Eulalia de Oscos
• Museum

The house where Antonio Raimundo Ibáñez, Marquis of Sargadelos (1749-1809) was born is now an exhibition space dedicated to the life and work of this industrial and enlightened merchant, who in the late 18th century built in Sargadelos (Cervo, Lugo) one of the first cast-iron foundry and earthenware factories in Spain.

The exhibition highlights the link of this character to his homeland, where there has been an important wrought iron industry since ancient times, and seeks to raise public awareness of the conservation of the local cultural heritage.

The building is an old two-storey house renovated in 1774. The upper floor recreates different environments characteristic of the house in the area: the courtyard, dedicated to multiple uses such as pig slaughtering, farm implements, etc; the lareira, the main room of the house with the oven, the seats and kitchen utensils; the cuarto de fora, bedroom with different furniture; the large room or living room, used as a bedroom and dining room for parties and celebrations; the small room, which leads to the first floor. Several panels distributed throughout the rooms contain information about the house and its surroundings, a biography of Ibáñez and a reproduction of the portrait that Francisco de Goya painted of him between 1805 and 1808.

On the first floor there is a room dedicated to the textile industry, an activity in which Ibáñez did business: he imported linen from the Baltic, distributed it to the houses in the region and finally collected the finished product. Another room shows a selection of objects produced in the Royal Factories of Sargadelos, mainly earthenware from all periods (plates, dishes, bowls, cups…) and products made of iron.

The set is completed with the forxa or forge and the cellar, both located in the corrada or corral.