[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/torcuato-benjumeda-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/torcuato-benjumeda-wikipedia\/","headline":"Torcuato Benjumeda – Wikipedia","name":"Torcuato Benjumeda – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 Spanish architect Torcuato Jos\u00e9 Benjumeda y Laguada (1757, El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda","datePublished":"2017-12-20","dateModified":"2017-12-20","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e3\/Ayuntamiento_145.jpg\/269px-Ayuntamiento_145.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e3\/Ayuntamiento_145.jpg\/269px-Ayuntamiento_145.jpg","height":"120","width":"180"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/torcuato-benjumeda-wikipedia\/","wordCount":1911,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Spanish architectTorcuato Jos\u00e9 Benjumeda y Laguada (1757, El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda \u2013 1836, C\u00e1diz) was a Spanish architect. A disciple of Torcuato Cay\u00f3n, he was one of the most important Neoclassical architects in Andalusia, designing several of the most prominent buildings in C\u00e1diz. These include the Royal Prison, the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Ayuntamiento (town hall).[1][2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBiography[edit]Gallery[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Biography[edit]Torcuato Jos\u00e9 Benjumeda y Laguada was born in El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda on 4 January 1757. The son of Miguel Benjumeda and Mar\u00eda Laguada (married in the Priory Church, El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda in 1756). His father was born in M\u00e1laga, son of Francisco Benjumea and Ana Francisca de G\u00e1lves, and his mother was a native of San Pedayna in Genoa, daughter of Cayetano Laguada and Rosa Bertorela. Baptized on 9 January in the Priory Church, Benjumeda’s godfather was the architect Torcuato Cay\u00f3n.[3] He married Candida Martinez de Pinillos in the church of Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Chiclana de la Frontera) on 15 August 1789. The couple had five children. The family moved to C\u00e1diz where they lived at 198 Plazuela de la Cruz Verde. Benjumeda was commissioned to design the C\u00e1diz Town Hall.[4] He died in Cadiz on 15 April 1836.[3]In 1781, at the age of 24, Benjumeda replaced Torcuato Cay\u00f3n as Maestro mayor de obras (master of works). In 1789 he was appointed Teniente de Arquitectura de la academia de las Nobles Artes de C\u00e1diz (assuming responsibility for architecture at the C\u00e1diz academy). His studio was at 169 calle Murgu\u00eda (today C\u00e1novas del Castillo).[5]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4During the Siege of C\u00e1diz, he was a second lieutenant in the artillery battalion (26 September 1809), promoted to lieutenant in 1821 and to captain on 23 December 1829.In 1973, he became an acad\u00e9mico de m\u00e9rito de San Fernando (honorable academic of San Fernando), president of the Academy of C\u00e1diz and the city’s principal architect during the heights of its economic and political splendor. In C\u00e1diz he designed the Puerta de Tuerra, Iglesia del Rosario, Iglesia de San Jos\u00e9 and Iglesia de San Pablo. He completed the Oratorio de la Santa Cueva, initiated by Torcuato Cay\u00f3n in 1781.[6] Benjumeda also designed the facade of the town hall, the cemetery, and several private houses. The work best reflecting his Neoclassical style is, however, the Royal Prison (1794).[7]Outside of C\u00e1diz, he built the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista in Chiclana de la Frontera, and the Iglesia de San Jos\u00e9 in Puerto Real. He participated in the design of the Casa consistorial de San Fernando and designed the Market and the Pier of Puerto Real. He also created the Neoclassical altar in the Priory Church at El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda.[6]A black spot occurred in the life of Benjumeda in connection with the Plaza de Toros of Cadiz in 1820. As city architect, he was relieved of his post and salary until he was rehabilitated in 1824. In 1833, he requested permission from the City Council for a leave of absence on health grounds, as he recovered from a nervous breakdown. His substitute was his son Francisco de Paula, who had been appointed assistant on 30 March 1829.Torcuato Benjumeda died on 15 April 1836, in considerable debt despite his achievements. He was given a second class funeral and buried in Puertas de Tierra outside the city limits of C\u00e1diz.[8]Gallery[edit]Iglesia Mayor de San Pedro y San Pablo, San FernandoPlaza mayor, Chiclana de la FronteraIglesia de San Pablo, C\u00e1dizIglesia de San Jos\u00e9, C\u00e1dizIglesia del Rosario, C\u00e1dizReferences[edit]Bibliography[edit]Teodoro Falc\u00f3n M\u00e1rquez: Torcuato Benjumeda y la Arquitectura Neocl\u00e1sica en C\u00e1diz. C\u00e1diz. 1974.Juan Jim\u00e9nez Mata and Julio Malo de Molina: Gu\u00eda de Arquitectura de C\u00e1diz. Editado por la Consejer\u00eda de Obras P\u00fablicas y Transportes, Direcci\u00f3n General de Arquitectura y Vivienda, y Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Andaluc\u00eda Occidental, Demarcaci\u00f3n de C\u00e1diz.1995.     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