The reform of the Hospice of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Lima during the Eighteenth Century

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The historiography's approach to the church of the Hospice of Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Lima) has been extensive, pointing out the similarities with Borromini's models and opening debates about the consequences of the 1746 earthquake and the design of the church. A recent study by Gauvin Alexander Bailey, published in the Burlington Magazine, has revitalized those debates about the building. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information about the hospice and the church before the decade of the1740s. The article will be based on the report of 1720 by the architects Íñigo de Eraso and Eugenio de Atienza and their proposals for the hospice and church, viewed in relation to the later reforms. Aspects such as the improvement of health, changes in the configuration of the building or the condition of the church will be examined. Moreover a plan for the hospice drawn up by a military engineer under the viceroyalty of Manuel de Amat will be analyzed regarding the importance of the military engineers and the application of a new architectural language. The unpublished documents and plans found allow a better knowledge of the building and its architecture. This documentation comes from various institutions: the General Archive of the Indies, the British Library, and the Library of Catalonia.

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Published

2025-06-30

How to Cite

González Delgado, J. A. (2025). The reform of the Hospice of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Lima during the Eighteenth Century. Letras, 96(143), 4-17. https://doi.org/10.30920/letras.96.143.1