The Alameda, a Public Garden with Trees and Water. Origin and Evolution of the Concept.

El presente trabajo constituye una compilación de fuentes historiográficas sobre el origen, la definición del concepto de alameda y el significado urbanístico de esta nueva tipología de jardín de árboles, la alameda, que desde el reino de España se difundió por todo el Imperio. En él se realiza un recorrido por la jardinería ejecutada con árboles, desde el Mundo Clásico hasta la Edad Moderna, prestando especial atención a los precedentes de este tipo de jardines.The aim of this study is to offer a compilation of historiographical sources about the origin, the concept and the urbanistic significance of the newly born type of treegardens, «la alameda» (promenade). These new gardens flourished and spread during the Spanish empire. It is a travel through the gardening based on trees, from the Classical period to the Modern Age, paying special attention to the foregoing facts that led to this type of gardens

Monumental cross of the workshop of Juan Bautista Vázquez “el Viejo”: white cross at Alcalá del Río (Seville)

Estudio de una cruz de camino en mármol de Alcalá del Río (Sevilla), del taller de Juan Bautista Vázquez “El Viejo” (1576).Study of a monumental cross in marble at Alcalá del Río (Seville) (1576), executed in the workshop of Juan Bautista Vázquez “El Viejo

Las fuentes gráficas para el estudio y restauración de la Casa Consistorial de Sevilla

The aim of this study is to outline the use of antique plans and photographs of the 19th century of Seville City Hall, in order to learn about the shape of its decorative motifs before being restored. By doing so, the most advisable and suitable restauration patterns have been selected in the various restoration stages. Up to now, seven restoration projects have been carried out. The two firsts inside the building itself: the 16th century Sala Capitular Baja and the renaissance stairs; additionally, five different projects of both the renaissance and neorenaissance facade