Abstract

SAN MARTIN CORDOVA, Ivan  and  OROZCO VELAZQUEZ, Verónica Lorena. Typological Analysis as an Architectural Historiographic Tool. Corpus Christi: an Atypical Temple for Indigenous Chieftesses Wives of Christ in Mexico. Intervención (Méx. DF) [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.25, pp.59-125.  Epub Feb 13, 2023. ISSN 2007-249X.  https://doi.org/10.30763/intervencion.262.v1n25.41.2022.

In New Spain, the temples found in female convents often shared the same set of architectural and urban characteristics and were therefore quite similar. This means that it may be possible to conduct a historiographical analysis of such buildings by applying a typological methodology focused not only on buildings displaying traditional features but also on those exhibiting deviations, as potential drivers of change in the direction of architecture. This case study will analyze one atypical example-the temple of Corpus Christi in Mexico City-designed and built by master builder Pedro de Arrieta as a nunnery for indigenous women; given his professional experience, any departure from traditional features was not likely a random oc currence, but rather an intentional diversion from conventional typologies. Findings will be interpreted based on architectural notions, not using a history of mentalities, nor an approach in the history of art, but drawing from typological analysis, which has been successfully used in Mexico and Latin America for decades. The purpose of this research will be to explore why the author adopted such an exceptional approach for this project.

Keywords : colonial temples; female convents; architectural typology; Corpus Christi; Pedro de Arrieta.

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