{"id":3636,"date":"2026-02-15T19:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:43:17","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3636\" class=\"elementor elementor-3636 elementor-322\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da8c6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3da8c6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0415649 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0415649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62a220 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c62a220\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4876c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd4876c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-cf-azul.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3603\" alt=\"blue club franc\u00e9s logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-cf-azul.webp 280w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-cf-azul-266x300.webp 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5aaa4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5aaa4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7ccd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf7ccd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2917b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2917b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Our Club<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60891b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c60891b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98b3cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c98b3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e114c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72e114c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/celebracion_14-7-1922-586x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/celebracion_14-7-1922-586x1024.webp 586w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/celebracion_14-7-1922-172x300.webp 172w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/celebracion_14-7-1922.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecfe6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eecfe6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>July 14th Celebration, 1922<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831ddd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"831ddd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e7367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8e7367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded on May 20, 1866, at the historic Caf\u00e9 Malakoff, the Club Franc\u00e9s de Buenos Aires is the oldest among the major French institutions still in existence in Argentina, predating both the Franco-Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1884) and the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Buenos Aires (1893). This uninterrupted historical continuity also places it among the oldest active community institutional clubs in the country, granting it a unique place in Argentine social and cultural history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e5b38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97e5b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744bf60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"744bf60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frente-antiguo-1-586x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frente-antiguo-1-586x1024.webp 586w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frente-antiguo-1-172x300.webp 172w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/frente-antiguo-1.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602e919 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"602e919\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f1e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25f1e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9010b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9010b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1866, in a city of around 170,000 residents\u2014including approximately 21,957 Italians and 13,998 Spaniards\u2014there was nearly an equal French presence, totaling 13,408, when a group among them gathered at Caf\u00e9 Malakoff and founded the Club Franc\u00e9s on May 20.<\/p><p>Bartolom\u00e9 Mitre had been presiding over Argentina for four years as the first president of a unified nation following the Battle of Pav\u00f3n and the agreements between the president and Urquiza, and it had been one year since the outbreak of the War of the Triple Alliance, triggered by the Paraguayan army&#8217;s invasion of Corrientes under Francisco Solano L\u00f3pez.<\/p><p>The founding Board of Directors, which laid the groundwork for an institution now celebrating its 160th anniversary, comprised Mr. Pedro A. Sallano as President, Mr. Severino Lalanne as Secretary, Mr. Louia Carrere as Treasurer, and Board Members Juan Bautista Bonnement, Juan Bautista Hiriart, Jean Elisathe-Chevalier, and Louis Logegaray.<\/p><p>Among its members and Board Directors were the urban planner of the city of La Plata, the founder of the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise, and the architect of the Luj\u00e1n Basilica, alongside many distinguished members spanning various professions, businesses, educators, and intellectuals. Notably, President Carlos Pellegrini was also a board member and established the tradition of jointly celebrating the national holidays of both nations: Argentina&#8217;s July 9th and France&#8217;s July 14th.<\/p><p>From its origins, the Club has belonged to the great tradition of 19th-century European circles established as hubs for enlightened sociability, intellectual exchange, and institutional representation. It was not conceived merely as a meeting spot, but as an institution designed to bring together the most prominent figures of the French community and Argentine society within a framework of elegance, discretion, and high cultural standards.<\/p><p>The Club&#8217;s history is intertwined with that of modern Argentina, deeply shaped by French influence in education, science, architecture, law, and the arts. Architects such as Carlos (Charles) Thays, physicians and scientists like Joseph Lini\u00e8res, intellectuals like Paul Groussac, alongside French and Argentine diplomats, entrepreneurs, and educators, found in the Club a natural space for meeting, reflection, and dialogue.<\/p><p>This prestige is reflected in the presence of two Presidents of the Argentine Nation among its members\u2014Carlos Pellegrini and Jos\u00e9 Figueroa Alcorta\u2014as well as visits from renowned foreign dignitaries. Among them stands out the French statesman Georges Clemenceau\u2014a central figure of the First World War\u2014who left a record of his time at the Club by sending a painting depicting Vercingetorix, a symbol of French history and spirit; the work is now part of the institution&#8217;s artistic heritage.<\/p><p>A lo largo de m\u00e1s de un siglo y medio, el Club Franc\u00e9s ha desempe\u00f1ado un <strong>papel discreto pero esencial en la diplomacia cultural francesa en la Argentina<\/strong>, manteniendo un v\u00ednculo constante y fecundo con la <strong>Embajada de Francia<\/strong> y actuando como un verdadero puente entre la comunidad francesa, los numerosos argentinos franc\u00f3filos y las instituciones culturales de ambos pa\u00edses. Across its halls, generations of diplomats, intellectuals, artists, and scholars have crossed paths\u2014often far from formal protocol, yet with a widely recognized historical influence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d8183 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3d8183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddb18f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eddb18f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db74069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db74069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1941, the Club has been located at its headquarters on Rodr\u00edguez Pe\u00f1a 1832, an emblematic building that houses not only the institution&#8217;s social life, but also a remarkable artistic heritage, a historically rich library, and venues dedicated to lectures, cultural activities, and gatherings.<\/p><p>Figures such as Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, Jean Mermoz, Adrienne Bolland, and Andr\u00e9 Malraux, among others, are part of the Club&#8217;s collective memory.<\/p><p>A special place is held by the Fencing Hall, a living expression of a tradition deeply rooted in French culture. Established and led for years by Ma\u00eetre Edward Gard\u00e8re, a French Olympic champion, the hall became a true center of excellence and a transmitter of values that extend beyond athletic practice: rigor, elegance, discipline, and respect for tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b2ad1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97b2ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6824e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6824e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puerta-principal-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puerta-principal-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puerta-principal-1-196x300.webp 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7bffc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a7bffc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b440bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b440bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, the Club Franc\u00e9s de Buenos Aires brings together around 240 members and is experiencing a period of renewed vitality, driven by the current Board of Directors\u2014chaired by Roberto Azaretto\u2014which has reaffirmed the institution&#8217;s historical calling while strengthening its cultural reach and institutional visibility, in close collaboration with the Embassy of France.<\/p><p>The Club Franc\u00e9s de Buenos Aires is a separate institution from the Hotel Club Franc\u00e9s. Although both entities are partners and share the building&#8217;s halls, they have clearly distinct natures and missions: the Club is a historical and cultural members&#8217; association; the Hotel is a hospitality establishment operating independently.<\/p><p>Through periods of prosperity as well as times of hardship, much like nations themselves face, the Club Franc\u00e9s has overcome difficult times and stands proud, fulfilling its role as an essential pillar of French culture in our country\u2014a culture it has so deeply influenced. Today, it continues to be a landmark venue, where French-Argentine history is not merely displayed\u2014it is lived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de6a54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7de6a54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0121b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0121b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distinguished figures: members and visitors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286f519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"286f519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5480f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5480f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0ad16 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a0ad16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carlos-Pellegrini.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3643\" alt=\"Carlos Pellegrini\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carlos-Pellegrini.webp 600w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carlos-Pellegrini-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carlos-Pellegrini-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cdf26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6cdf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carlos Pellegrini<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e15c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87e15c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a369b50 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a369b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jose-Figueroa-Alcorta.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3644\" alt=\"Jose\u0301 Figueroa Alcorta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jose-Figueroa-Alcorta.webp 600w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jose-Figueroa-Alcorta-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/clubfrances.org.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jose-Figueroa-Alcorta-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35efd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f35efd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jos\u00e9 Figueroa Alcorta<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cc494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48cc494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the 19th century, the Club Franc\u00e9s de Buenos Aires has been a community hub and an essential gathering place for figures who shaped the political, intellectual, and cultural history of both Argentina and France.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16e679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d16e679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Prominent Members:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85d7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85d7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among the Club&#8217;s members were two Presidents of the Argentine Nation:<br\/>\u2014 Carlos Pellegrini, a key figure in the country&#8217;s institutional modernization,<br\/>\u2014 Jos\u00e9 Figueroa Alcorta, President and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.<\/p><p>The Club also brought together French diplomats, scientists, engineers, educators, and business leaders instrumental in the development of modern Argentina\u2014many of whom played leading roles in the economic, technical, and cultural exchanges between both nations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790f0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790f0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Illustrious Visitors<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b258c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b258c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout its history, the Club welcomed numerous French and international dignitaries, including:<br\/>\u2014 Georges Clemenceau, a major figure in French political life and architect of the Allied victory in World War I,<br\/>\u2014 Paul Groussac, a French-Argentine intellectual and Director of the National Library,<br\/>\u2014 Carlos (Charles) Thays, landscape architect and urban planner,<br\/>\u2014 Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, writer and aviator,<br\/>\u2014 Jean Mermoz and Adrienne Bolland, pioneers of French aviation in South America,<br\/>\u2014 Andr\u00e9 Malraux, writer and 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