El Circulo Mercantil de Ferrol
Encyclopedia
El Circulo Mercantil de Ferrol (full name: Circulo Mercantil e Industrial de Ferrol, English
: The Merchants and Industrialists’ Circle of El Ferrol) is an institution created in 1916, six years after the creation of El Ferrol's Chamber of Commerce an Industry
. Its first president was William V. Martin
(a.k.a.: Guillermo V. Martin, by the Spaniards), British Citizen and British Vice-Consul
in Ferrol. This institution was originally designed for the flourishing middle classes of the period.
In the 1970s, it developed into a much broader institution in the valley of Serantes on the outskirts of El Ferrol. Its facilities include a sports centre with swimming pools, mini-golf range, and tennis courts.
English language
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: The Merchants and Industrialists’ Circle of El Ferrol) is an institution created in 1916, six years after the creation of El Ferrol's Chamber of Commerce an Industry
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
. Its first president was William V. Martin
William V. Martin
William V. Martin , also known by the Spaniards as Guillermo V. Martin, was a British Citizen since Birth and British Vice-Consul in Ferrol...
(a.k.a.: Guillermo V. Martin, by the Spaniards), British Citizen and British Vice-Consul
British diplomatic missions
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in Ferrol. This institution was originally designed for the flourishing middle classes of the period.
In the 1970s, it developed into a much broader institution in the valley of Serantes on the outskirts of El Ferrol. Its facilities include a sports centre with swimming pools, mini-golf range, and tennis courts.