Leonardo Morales y Pedroso

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Leonardo Morales y Pedroso
Born	1887 Havana, Cuba
Died	1965 Cuba

Leonardo Morales y Pedroso (1887-1965) was one of the most prominent Cuban architects from early 20th century.

He graduated from Columbia University in 1909. In 1910 he formed an architectural firm, Morales & Mata, with Jose F. Mata. In 1917, he formed the firm of Morales y Cia. Partly because of his family’s many social connections and standing in the Havana society (his great-grandfather was the Marques de la Real Proclamacion) Mr. Morales was able to have notable commissions such as:

• Vedado Tennis Club, 1912
• Home of Lily Hidalgo de Conill, 1914
• Home of Josefina Garcia de Mesa, 1916
• Banco Mendoza y Cia, 1916
• Home of Pablo Gonzalez de Mendoza, 1916
• Home of Jose Ignacio Lezama, 1917
• Home of Manuel J. Morales, 1917
• Home of Salvador Guedes, 1920
• Home of Alberto Fowler, 1920
• Home of Carlos Nadal, 1921
• Home of Elvira Cil, 1923
• Colegio de Belén (building), 1925
• Home of Eduardo Montalvo 1926
• Home of Eduardo J. Chibas 1926
• Compania Cubana de telefonos 1927
• Home of Maria Teresa O’Reilly, Condesa de Buenavista, 1928
• Finca Chirgota 1928
• La Mansion of Mark Pollack 1930

[edit] References

• The Havana Guide - Modern Architecture 1925-1965, Eduardo Luis Rodriguez (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000) ISBN 1-56898-210-0
• La Habana, Guia de Arquitectura, Maria Elena Zequeira & Eduardo Luis Rodriguez Fernandez, editors (Havana, Cuba: Ciudad de La Habana Provincial de Planificacion Fisica y Arquitectura, 1998) ISBN 84-8095-143-5
• La Habana Arquitectura del Siglo XX, Eduardo Luis Rodriguez (Blume, 2001) ISBN 978-8489396173 (Spanish)
• Anuario Social de La Habana 1939, Julio de Cespedes & Miguel Baguer, editors (Havana, Cuba: Luz-Hilo, S.A., 1939) (Spanish)
• Directorio Social de la Habana 1948, Maria R. de Fontanills & Eduardo Fontanills, Jr., editors (Havana, Cuba: P. Fernandez y Cia., S. en C., 1948) (Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949, Joaquin de Posada, Eduardo Cidre & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1949) (Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950, Joaquin de Posada, Eduardo Cidre & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1950) (Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1953, Joaquin de Posada & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1953) (Spanish)
• Registro Social de la Habana 1955, Julio de Cespedes, editor (Havana, Cuba: Molina y Cia., S.A., 1955) (Spanish)
• Registro Social de la Habana 1958, Julio de Cespedes, editor (Havana, Cuba: Molina y Cia., S.A., 1958) (Spanish)