Don Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana Perez de Inoriza y Chávarri was a rich and powerful

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and patron of the arts in 18th-century Querétaro, in the

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). He built and paid from his own money the Aqueduct to bring water from the springs in "La Cañada" (the Ravine) to the city of Querétaro, which includes the 74-arch aqueduct, now a landmark. He is considered the main benefactor of the town. In 1756, Urrutia directed the construction of ''La Casa de la Marquesa'', (House of the Marchioness), a beautiful home for his wife. The mansion, a colonial architectural landmark, is now a luxury hotel and tourist attraction.

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