Bread is one of the elements that can never be missing from the table in our homes. the bakery “The spike” announced that it will close the Insurgentes branch after 70 years of service.
It was the users of social networks who made the closure of this emblematic bakery in the capital of the country, which is located in Av. Insurgentes Sur 455, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100, CDMX.
A Twitter user uploaded a photo showing a sign announcing the final closure of the branch.
“We inform our clients and friends that on December 16 we will definitely close this bakery. Infinitely thanking you for your kind preference of so many years”, the message reads.
Despite the fact that the company has not yet disclosed the true reasons for this closure, Internet users speculate that the cause could be the gentrification that ravages the countess colony.
Those warm bolillos that they take home for Christmas dinner or for a delicious bean cake will undoubtedly be missed.
The story of the Spike
Antonio Ordoñez Rios was in charge of founding “La Espiga”. He was a Spaniard who left his country during the Civil war that caused the dictatorship of Francisco Francoin the 1930s.
Once in Mexico, he faced the dilemma of becoming a baker or a soccer player, since he played in the first division of soccer in our country. However, he opted for the bakery, a trade to which he would dedicate the rest of his life.
It is important to point out that, together with other bakers, Ordoñez founded the Chamber of Bakers of Mexico. The latter would become the current National Chamber of the Bakery Industry (CANAINPA).
Later, Ordoñez Ríos and his exiled comrades worked as managers of some establishments. Over time, many of them opened their own bakeries.
It was in the year 1945, when the former first division soccer player, was the first to convert his bakery into a self-service, which continues to this day.
Since then he remained active until he was 99 years old, since he constantly went to his bakery.
Don Antonio Ordoñez, who was born on September 4, 1919, died at 100 years of age. But without a doubt, he left a highly relevant legacy for the art of baking.
