Churriguera

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The Churriguera family consisted of at least two generations of Spanish sculptors and architects, originally from Barcelona, but who had their greatest impact in Salamanca. José Benito de Churriguera's (1665-1725) family were sculptors, already known for their elaborate architectural decorations. When José Benito began designing buildings as an architect the decorations became even more extravagant and exaggerated. Later both his sculptor brothers, Joaquin (1674-1724) and Alberto (1676-1750) were to become architects and the family tradition that was carried on by the next generation had begun.

The Churrigueresque style of architectural decoration is named after the family.

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• Pevsner, Fleming and Honour, The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture, Penquin Books, Middlesex, England, 1983
• Kelemen, Pal, Baroque and Rococo in Latin America, Dover Publications Inc., New York, volumes I and II, 1967