Title: Vicente Galicia
Description: Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Architects, Biography, Church architecture, History, Architecture
Places: Colombia
People: Vicente Frumencio Galicia Arrue (1901-)
Time periods: 20th century