A woman from Jaén, who had been breast feeding her baby, was asked to leave the Corral de Carbón cultural centre in Granada.

The centre, housed in a XIV Century house, is managed by the Alhambra Palace Governing Board.

The Association for Motherhood Support denounced the incident. Its Chairwoman, Gracia Ariza laments that such an every-day action as feeding a baby should result in the mother receiving such treatment in a publicly owned building.

The family of the mother demanded to see the centre’s rules where it says that you cannot breast feed there, but upon receiving no answer has also reported the incident to the police and this second denouncement has been backed by the before-mentioned association, as well.

The Junta de Andalucia, to which the Alambra Palace Board belongs, has apologized profusely and stated that it would be looking into the incident.

Note: The original building dates back to 1336 and was called Al-Funduq al-Gidida in the southern part of the then Muslim city, next to the silk market or, Alcaicería.

In 1494 the Catholic Monarchs ceded it to a Spanish noble but following his death it was auctioned off and turned into a charcoal yard, hence its present name.

(News: Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia – Photos: YHIM/Wikimedia Commons)