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A group of members of the Catalan bourgeoisie, united by their common love of horse riding, founded the Círculo Ecuestre over a hundred and sixty years ago. Mr Jaime Plá was its first chairman. O
n 26 November 1856, the first headquarters were inaugurated on Calle San Pablo. Four years later, the headquarters moved to number 10 of the Rambla Santa Mónica. On 25 May 1907, it was moved again, this time to number 14 of the Plaza de Cataluña, in the main building of the Casa Girona (D. Ignacio). Finally, the purchase of two houses located on Paseo de Gracia was approved –one owned by Francisco C. Maristany y Garriga and the other owned by his cousins Soler and Rovirosa– to build the su
