Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres
Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres | |
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| Born | 1727 Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico |
| Died | 1792 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | El Pocito chapel,
Santiago Calimaya counts' palace, Jaral de Berrio Marquise's palace, La Enseñanza Church |
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 Rococo 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.