architect
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construction
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Havana
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Mexico City
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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in 1610. His style was consistent with 17th century Spanish architectural design.Velasco Ballesteros, Maricarmen. "The Cathedral of Mexico City." ''Voices of Mexico: News, Commentary, Documents on Current Events in Mexico and Latin America'' (2018).
Education
Juan Miguel de Agüero received his
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in
Spain
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Juan Miguel de Agüero’s worked on the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, located in Mexico City, Mexico.Velasco Ballesteros, Maricarmen. "The Cathedral of Mexico City." ''Voices of Mexico: News, Commentary, Documents on Current Events in Mexico and Latin America'' (2018).Cladio de Arciniega drew up the plans for the cathedral while Juan Miguel de Agüero built the model for the cathedral. The construction of the cathedral started in 1573 and finished in 1813. A majority of the first walls of the cathedral were built by Juan Miguel de Agüero. It is important to note that the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral was built on top of Templo Mayor, which was a temple that the Aztecs used before the colonization of Tenochtitlan.Wedekind, Wanja, Joerg Ruedrich, and Siegfried Siegesmund. "Natural building stones of Mexico–Tenochtitlán: their use, weathering and rock properties at the Templo Mayor, Palace Heras Soto and the Metropolitan Cathedral." ''Environmental earth sciences'' 63 (2011): 1787-1798. The central dome is 65 meters high and is supported by four columns. The two towers are 60 meters in height. The church is 60.40 meters wide and is about 25 meters high along the central
nave
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and 126.67 meters long. The building of the cathedral took 240 years for it to be finished, which puts Juan Miguel de Agüero in a long list of architects, master builders and construction teams. The cathedral is in the style of Gothic architecture, but has other styles of architecture due to the amount of time it took to build. Other types of architecture styles we find on the cathedral are
Baroque
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, Churrigueresque, Neo-classical and Neo-Renaissance. The cathedral is made of material surrounding the Temple Mayor such as tezontle, tenayocatele, remedios, and chiluca. The main stones for the cathedral consisted of tezontle, tuff stone, an andesite. The vision for the cathedral was used to consolidate power in the newly founded territory the Spaniards conquered. Through the building of the cathedral, the Spaniards were able to enforce Catholicism amongst the Aztecs.
Cathedral of Merida Yucatan
Juan Miguel de Agüero was also a part of the construction of the Merida Cathedral. The Merida Cathedral is located in Merida, Yucatan. Juan Miguel de Agüero worked on the final construction of the vaults to the Merida Cathedral. The Merida Cathedral was started by Don Pedro de Aulestia during 1561 and was finished in 1585 . This cathedral was one of the first completed cathedrals in the Americas. The cathedral stands at 142 feet tall and is made out of stone and recycled stone from Mayan ruins. Unlike the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral's different styles of architecture, the Merida Cathedral is designed in a Gothic style. The intent of the cathedral was used to consolidate power in the newly founded territory the Spaniards conquered and to spread the Catholic religion across the Americas.
Fortifications of Havana Cuba
Juan Miguel de Agüero was also a part of the construction of fortifications of San Cristobal in
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Serlio style, was inspired by the guilt of the Pantheon of Rome. The drawings of the Pantheon of Rome were published by Villalpando in 1563 in his translation of Serlio's treatise, and the Herrerian style covers. By this time, most of the stone pieces of the cathedral would have been carved. Aguero undoubtedly possessed the geometric knowledge to interpret the existing patterns of the original Aulestia design, thus allowing him to carry out the implementation of the vaults of the Emeritus cathedral.
Vaults of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Juan Miguel de Agüero was in charge of the elevations of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral. Juan Miguel de Agüero was responsible for fulfilling the traditional function of the cathedral building. He was also liable for preserving the long naves, while also simplifying the plan and construction elements. Between 1600 to 1626, Juan Miguel de Agüero constructed stone rib vaults to the cathedral.