{"id":3536,"date":"2012-04-15T08:56:34","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T11:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2012-04-15T08:56:34","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T11:56:34","slug":"463-catelin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3536","title":{"rendered":"464. familia de catel\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Recoleta<\/p>\n

Prosper Catelin<\/strong>, often referred to by the Spanish version of his name—Pr\u00f3spero<\/strong>—was born in France in 1764. After immigrating to Argentina, his technical skill modernized the city of Buenos Aires. Catelin directed the Department of Engineers\/Architects during the presidency of Bernadino Rivadavia<\/strong> in the 1820’s & worked alongside some of the early greats of Argentine architecture, most notably Pedro Benoit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of Catelin’s works survive today, even though they are almost 200 years old. The recently restored Sala de Representantes<\/strong><\/em> for the local government sits inside the Manzana de la Luces<\/em> in downtown Buenos Aires:<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

Working with Benoit, Catelin designed the fa\u00e7ade of the Catedral Metropolitana<\/em><\/strong> on Plaza de Mayo. Complete construction of the cathedral would take some 300 years, & the fa\u00e7ade & its freize were final touches. Strikingly Neoclassical, it is said to have been inspired by the Palais Bourbon or the Madeleine in Paris… structures that were surely familiar to Benoit & Catelin:<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

Most relevant for this blog is that Catelin designed the initial layout<\/strong> of Recoleta Cemetery when it opened in 1822. Remember that the cemetery’s early appearance was quite different from its look today, with much more greenery & several dirt paths to stroll through the gated plots:<\/p>\n

\"Recoleta<\/p>\n

The dates on the Catelin tomb are difficult to understand: 1838—1903<\/strong>. Prosper lived from 1764 to 1842. His wife likely had similar dates & their only son lived from 1826 to 1870. Not sure what they mean… if a descendant reads this, we’d like to know!<\/p>\n

Final image is Photo #347 from the Colecci\u00f3n Witcomb<\/a>: dozens of Buenos Aires photographs taken at the end of the 19th & beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prosper Catelin, often referred to by the Spanish version of his name—Pr\u00f3spero—was born in France in 1764. After immigrating to Argentina, his technical skill modernized…<\/p>\n

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