Manuel Tolsá
(1757–1816) spansk-mexikansk arkitekt och skulptör
Manuel Tolsá (Spain, 1757–1816) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Manuel Tolsá belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Manuel Tolsá was born in Enguera and died in Mexico City. Manuel Tolsá trained at Reial Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sant Carles de València and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
The best-known works include ‘Hospicio Cabañas’, ‘El Caballito’, and ‘Palacio de Minería’. The catalogue has 3 buildings by Manuel Tolsá. The dated buildings span the years 1570–1983. The buildings are in Cuauhtémoc, Guadalajara, and Mexico City. According to Wikidata, buildings by Manuel Tolsá belong to the styles ‘Baroque’ and ‘Neoclassicism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Justo Antonio de Olaguíbel, Tomás Toribio, Johann August Arens, Abraham van der Hart, and Antonio Canova.