El arquitecto del Emperador I
Subtitle: Ramón Rodríguez Arangoiti en la Academia de San Carlos, 1831-1867
By: Hugo Arciniega Ávila
Contributors: Rodríguez Arangoiti, Ramón, 1830-1882; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Ciudad de México
Language: spa
Number of pages: 598
ISBN-13: 9786073052368
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Criticism and interpretation; Architects; Biography; Architecture; History; Buildings, structures
Other titles: Ramon Rodriguez Arangoiti en la Academia de San Carlos, 1831-1867
Description: The second half of the 19th century in Mexico was a time of wars and foreign interventions and the military career represented a means to defend ideals in the formation of the country, it was also a way of subsistence and obtaining social promotion. The family of a war veteran, thanks to his merits and services to the nation, could have access to education in the best schools in the city and undertake civilian professions.The book is in the first instance the story of a military family in which one of the most important architects of the 19th century grew up. This in-depth study presents the critical fortune of Rodríguez Arangoiti's production, his education at the Colegio de San Gregorio, the Colegio Militar and the Academia de San Carlos, his long stay in Europe, where he consolidated his professional training, and the influences he received. The author dedicates an extensive chapter to analyze the participation of Rodríguez as general director of Works of the Imperial House of Maximilian I, his urban-architectural proposals, as well as his work as a teacher in San Carlos

The second half of the 19th century in Mexico was a time of wars and foreign interventions and the military career represented a means to defend ideals in the formation of the country, it was also a way of subsistence and obtaining social promotion. The family of a war veteran, thanks to his merits and services to the nation, could have access to education in the best schools in the city and undertake civilian professions.The book is in the first instance the story of a military family in which one of the most important architects of the 19th century grew up. This in-depth study presents the critical fortune of Rodríguez Arangoiti's production, his education at the Colegio de San Gregorio, the Colegio Militar and the Academia de San Carlos, his long stay in Europe, where he consolidated his professional training, and the influences he received. The author dedicates an extensive chapter to analyze the participation of Rodríguez as general director of Works of the Imperial House of Maximilian I, his urban-architectural proposals, as well as his work as a teacher in San Carlos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-539).

In Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Introducción; title: I. EL ESBOZO DE UN RETRATO; title: II. DE TRADICIÓN MILITAR; title: El Héroe de Texas; title: La letra con sangre entra Juan María, el de "los finos modales"; title: En el Colegio Militar; title: III. EL ARTE DE LA ARQUITECTURA PÉTREA; title: Estado general de la Academia de San Carlos de 1850 a 1854; title: La enseñanza de la arquitectura; title: La vida cotidiana; title: Premios y exposiciones anuales; title: La idea sobre el arquitecto; title: El Grand Prix de Roma; title: La familia Rodríguez Arangoiti; title: La partida; title: IV. EL GRAND TOUR; title: Roma: la patria común; title: En busca de atelier; title: Un arco triunfal para el "Napoleón mexicano"; title: El doctor en matemáticas; title: Aislamiento, soledad y silencio; title: Un palacio de campo para el presidente; title: Villa Giulia: la aplicación de un método; title: París: la moderna Atenas; title: Ramón Rodríguez Arangoiti y la arqueología Poseidón defiende el canal de Tehuantepec Los muelles de El Havre de Grace Los primeros encargos "Nada se ha hecho por mí..."; title: Por la senda del desencanto / Eugène Leroy y Antoine Pradel; title: Direction Générale des Travaux; title: Un balance del Grand Tour; title: Dos lecturas contradictorias; title: V. EL ARQUITECTO DEL EMPERADOR; title: El nuevo profesor de antigüedades clásicas; title: La otra cara de la moneda; title: El Plan General de Mejoras Materiales; title: El tiempo de un arquitecto vale oro; title: El Consejo Superior de Caminos y Puentes del Imperio; title: A canal revuelto ganancia de aventureros; title: ¿Una "Isla del Diablo" en el Pacífico?; title: Un mundo feliz; title: El monumento sepulcral de Manuel Robles Pezuela; title: Un monumento a la fidelidad; title: El Colegio de San Francisco Javier en Tepotzotlán; title: De utilidad pública y ornato; title: Los sitios imperiales; title: El libro azul del Palacio Imperial; title: La Capilla Palatina; title: El Muse Público de Historia Natural, Arqueología e Historia Herr Kaiser; title: Los goces del paisaje; title: El Salón Chino de Chapultepec; title: El boliche de Maximiliano; title: El Parque Imperial; title: El Paseo del Emperador; title: Cuernavaca: un refugio para la melancolía; title: El Palacio de Cortés; title: El Jardín del Edén Olindo y Sofronia; title: La capital imperial; title: El monumento a la Independencia nacional; title: El monumento a Cristóbal Colón; title: El monumento a José María Morelos; title: Y los sueños.. sueños son; title: Conclusiones.