Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres Architect

Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres (Villa de Guadalupe, 1727 – Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de México, 1792) was a Mexican Baroque architect who was prominent in Mexico City, the capital of New Spain. He built several palaces and buildings at the basilica devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe.He was the major developer of the Galante Style, by which he translated the Rococó into Mexican terms. An apprentice of Lorenzo Rodríguez, Guerrero y Torres participated, in 1753, in the construction of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine. The main architect was Pedro de Arrieta.

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Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1727
Birth place
Villa de Guadalupe Mexico City
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1792
Place of death
Historic center of Mexico City

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Architect

Significant building
La Enseñanza Church
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Museum of the City of Mexico
Palace of Iturbide

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