Advantages of the use of primary sources in the historical investigation of Guatemalan Hispanic architecture

Authors

  • Brenda Janeth Porras Godoy Facultad de Arquitectura - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Keywords:

Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala, history of Guatemalan Hispanic architecture, documentary primary sources

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the advantages of using archival documentary primary sources in architectural history research, that is, using contemporary writings to the construction of a building. In architecture degree training, learning to use this type of media is not contemplated, but if you venture into this field of research, you can discover fascinating and enlightening data on emblematic buildings, as is the case presented here. here about the construction of the cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala, where by consulting primary documentary sources kept in the General Archive of the Indies, it is possible to know data as precise as that "200 bar nails for the falsework" were used or that they were also paid “17 bare skins for ropes and climbing mix and stone”.

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Author Biography

Brenda Janeth Porras Godoy, Facultad de Arquitectura - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Arquitecta (FARUSAC), Maestra en Restauración de Monumentos y Centros Históricos (FARUSAC), Maestra en Museología (Universidad de Valladolid, España), Doctora en Historia del Arte (Universidad de Sevilla, España). Catedrática de la Unidad de Teorías e Historias de la FARUSAC. Consultora independiente en temas de Patrimonio Artístico Guatemalteco.

References

Alía Miranda, Francisco. Técnicas de investigación para historiadores: las fuentes de la historia. Madrid: Síntesis. 2008.

Archivo General de Indias, legajo 166.

Luján Muñoz, Jorge. Guía del Archivo General de Centro América. Ministerio de Educación. Archivo General de Centro América. 1982.

Rishel, Joseph J. y Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt. Revelaciones. Las artes en América Latina, I492-I820. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2 007, citado en http://artecolonialamericano.az.uniandes.edu.co:8080/artworks/650

Published

2023-07-12

How to Cite

Porras Godoy, Brenda Janeth. “Advantages of the Use of Primary Sources in the Historical Investigation of Guatemalan Hispanic Architecture”. Avance 22, no. 1 (July 12, 2023): 10–21. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://ojs.farusac.edu.gt/index.php/avance/article/view/129.