Diego de Porres labret et constancia
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala 1677 – 1741 (La Antigua Guatemala)
G
uatemalan-born Diego de Porres is revered as a builder extraordinaire and a remarkable architectural genius.
Son of Joseph de Porres and Teresa Ventura, his early work and designs developed while laboring alongside his father, Joseph, the first master of Architecture in Santiago de Guatemala (designated by the City Council in 1687).
La Recolección ruins (Elizabeth Porres)
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In addition to the instruction of his father, Diego de Porres was influenced by several manuals of Renaissance architecture illustrated with engravings. Among these books are Tutte l’Opere d’Architettura et Prospectiva by Sebastiano Serlio, and the Fontane diverse Che si vedano nel’Alma Città di Roma et altre parte d’Italia by Giovanni Maggi.
