It was in 1927 when a Spanish adventurer named Victoriano Lopez Robredo decided to open his first spice work, which he called “La Martinica” on the square of what was then the narrow Corrientes Street in 1600. The following year, he decided to move him to a larger and more distinctive place, He called it "El Gato Negro", which this time he started working on number 1669, on that street, which is the same place he is currently located. Of course, what other business could this Spanish businessman who had lived for forty years in Ceylon, Singapore and the Philippines, have set up and traveled as an employee of a British company through Malaysia or Manchuria and made the 11-day trip across Siberia? On one of those trips specifically, it happened that he used the icon of the sitting cat with his red bow printed on the menu of the food cart. He always said that when he reached the eastern ports, he could have realized from a distance the smell of cinnamon and cloves. Benito Ferrero, one of his first employees, and also the Spanish, recalls the origin of the name: "El Gato Negro. It was named after a famous romantic cafe in Madrid that was in Calle de Alcala and was frequented by Jacinto Benavente." Renowned for its spices, coffee and tea, this home in Buenos Aires maintains this unrivaled style of elegant warehouse: oak counters and Italian ash showcases, Dutch bronze chandeliers, Thonet chairs, and very friendly experts and suppliers. Prior to this immaculate arrangement, he offered seeds, aromatic herbs, spices, nutritional salts, spices in ceramic jars, spice boxes, a selection of high-quality sauces, iced fruits, tea, and hand-roasted coffee in the same spot and after that, the customer could let his imagination pass through and dream that he was in Amsterdam or London. Apparently, even those cities have no business with these characteristics and with this diverse group. Its reputation and international clients. Benito Ferrero also mentions some loyal customers of the home "We did the home delivery and bought Saavedra Lamas, Castillo Brothers, Dr. Carcano, Alfredo Palacios, Paulina Singerman, Canaro, Pedro Quartucci; We must not forget that we are next to the theaters." In 1969, Victoriano's son, Benigno Andres Lopez Robredo, abandoned his profession as an industrial engineer and was trapped by the traditions, smells, flavors and charms of trade he inherited from his father, and devoted much of his time to studying spices and developing various blends and mixes whose formulas are preserved, to this day, with jealousy. All his knowledge and experience in various recipes formed a recipe book still in effect. We wandered Benigno, wandering downstairs from the crowded place with Indian pepper bags, tarragon from France, bay leaves from Yugoslavia, nutmeg from Granada, chili from "I am not interested in stocking products that are not exclusive to the highest quality". India and the Paprika are from Spain and valleys like the Chachakiz, which we will later be responsible for succeeding, and maintaining their concepts in the message. He reaffirmed this as one of the fundamental foundations of his work, and made sure to pass it on to his grandchildren who are the only owners today. We learned that "whole and ground condiments must be purchased by ourselves to ensure the purity of the products we sell."
