The history of our wedding venue, Finca el Gasco, begins with Salvador Sánchez Povedano, known as ‘Frascuelo’, who was a Spanish bullfighter considered to be one of the greatest bullfighters of the nineteenth century.

Upon his retirement in 1890, he decided to build a house in Torrelodones, a little town in the outskirts of Madrid’s northwestern mountains.

The bullfighter had a great friendship with Princess Isabel ‘La Chata’ and with King Alfonso XII, who, whenever they passed by train through Torrelodones, ordered the train to stop in order to greet him.

Frascuelo’s original granite house is today a ruin where we will hold our wedding ceremony. The original estate also included a burladero (bull pen), which is currently an allotment where you can still see the original fence with the brand of his livestock.

After the death of the bullfighter in the beginning of the 20th century, Admiral Marquis de Valterra bought the estate and ordered the construction of the main house in el Gasco today. Located on a large estate of 80 hectares, this natural park is surrounded by oaks, jaras (endogenous plants) and large pines, amongst which King Carlos III used to hunt and the Admiral kept as a retreat residence.

Before becoming a wedding venue, the house was used as a film set for the production of films and TV shows, including the popular series ‘la Casa de Papel’ (Money Heist).

Your presence is the best gift we could receive. However, should you wish to make a contribution towards our honeymoon/house here are our details: Donations in GBP: Sam Ness Sort code: 30-93-55 Account number: 21392368 Donations in EUR: Ana Bernardo Gancedo IBAN: ES2600493768172194043894