Refugio Reyes Rivas

Refugio Reyes Rivas
Born2 September 1862
Vetagrande Municipality, Mexico
Died3 February 1943 (80 years old)
Aguascalientes, Mexico
NationalityMexican
OccupationArchitect
Notable workTemplo de San Antonio

Museo de Aguascalientes Castillo Douglas

Templo de la Purísima Concepción
Signature

José Refugio Reyes Rivas (September 2, 1862 - February 3, 1943)[1] was a Mexican architect, author of some of the most representative buildings of the city of Aguascalientes, where his work is considered part of the historical and architectural heritage.[2] Reyes did not have professional architectural studies,[3] so he is called "empirical architect".[4] In 1985 he received the post mortem title of architect, granted by the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes.[5] Reyes completed more than 200 buildings in the states of Zacatecas, Jalisco and Aguascalientes. He was characterized by his use of diverse decorative styles, from neoclassical to Art Nouveau, as well as construction innovations of the first half of the 20th century.[6]

Among his most outstanding works are the Templo de San Antonio, the renovation of the Templo de Guadalupe, the Templo de la Purísima Concepción, the construction of several hotels, such as the París, Francia, Regis and Washington, and the current Museo de Aguascalientes. Several of these buildings are currently museums or are part of the governmental institutions of the state and the city of Aguascalientes.

  1. ^ "Refugio Reyes Rivas" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Aguascalientes. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Refugio Reyes Rivas (1862 - 1945)" (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ Villegas (1974, pp. 9–12)
  4. ^ "Nueva edición sobre Refugio Reyes Rivas con respaldo académico UAA" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Atalaya: Libro de Refugio Reyes" (in Spanish). El Sol del Centro, Organización Editorial Mexicana. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Las casas de Refugio Reyes". Revista Construye (in Spanish). 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.