Spanish Colonial Architecture Flashcards
What were the period styles dominant in Spain from 1521-1889?
Spanish Renaissance architecture
Spanish Baroque architecture
Spanish Colonial architecture
Neoclassical Style
Renaisance Humanism
Spanish Renaissance architecture
Emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry, and the regularity of parts.
Spanish Renaissance architecture
Classical Architecture
Spanish Renaissance architecture
It refers to a spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th century.
Churrigueresque
It is marked by extreme expressive, and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the entrance on the main facade of the building.
Churrigueresque
Named after the architect and sculptor, Jose Benito de Churriguera.
Churrigueresque
The combination of the Native American and Moorish decorative influences with an extremely expressive interpretation of the Churrigueresque idiom.
Spanish Colonial Architecture
Roof made with clay tiles
Spanish Colonial Architecture
Style defined by symmetry, simple geometry, and social demands instead of ornaments
Neoclassical style
Who designed/planned/constructed churches before “maestro de obras” or “architects” became the norm in the Philippines?
Spanish Friars
The reason for professional architects in assisting the friars is explained by the following
Distance of the Philippines from their country;
Uncertainty of the job
Legends and stories about the Philippines
Low salary
Funding for the construction of the churches came from the following sources
- occasional funds from the government
- encomenderos who are residents of the area
- Priest’s savings
- Monetary tribute or contribution and manual labor of the townspeople
Who wrote the book, THE FILIPINO HERITAGE
Fr. Pedro G. Galende, OSA
Who wrote the book, “History of the Church in the Philippines”?
Fr. Pablo Fernandez, O.P.
It clearly stated and with experiences learned from their previous undertakings,
the Laws of the Indies
