De la ciudad cerrada de los conventos a la ciudad abierta de los espacios públicos: Santiago 1710-1910

Authors

  • José Rosas Vera Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Elvira Pérez Villalón Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34022013000300006

Keywords:

Santiago, historical geography, urban cartography, city of convents

Abstract

The paper analyzes the formation process of the historical center of Santiago, Chile, focusing on square blocks and religious buildings. Thereby, we have reconstructed the foundational state, based on the first scientific maps of the early 18th century along with the help of texts, drawings, prints, paintings, and photographs. An understanding of present day cities is inseparable from a historical perspective. Each period generates recognizable spatial and temporal layers. The urban grid, which remains apparently constant, records various transformations in its forms and nature. These transformations reflect changes in the internal organization of square blocks and their relationship to streets. It has been generally accepted that a regular and strict geometric order has been applied in the Spanish foundations of Latin America. However, this structure has been embodied in various forms, registering structural distinctions in zoning, building, and road infrastructure. We try to demonstrate that, due to urban development pressures and processes, and in spite of its historical persistence, the foundational urban grid of the Spanish Empire was less resistant to change than has been maintained in most previous literature

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Author Biographies

José Rosas Vera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Escuela de Arquitectura

Elvira Pérez Villalón, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Escuela de Arquitectura

How to Cite

Rosas Vera, J. ., & Pérez Villalón, E. . (2021). De la ciudad cerrada de los conventos a la ciudad abierta de los espacios públicos: Santiago 1710-1910. Revista De Geografía Norte Grande, (56), 97–119. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34022013000300006

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