Blas C. Silva Boucher [SEP] place of death
Blas C. Silva Boucher
Blas C. Silva Boucher was a twentieth-century Puerto Rican engineer from Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is credited with the creation of the Ponce Creole architectural style, even though he was trained as an engineer, not a designer.
Early years.
Blas Silva was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico on 2 February 1869.
Schooling.
Silva received his high school diploma from the Liceo de Mayaguez ("Mayaguez Liceum") and then studied engineering in Spain through a scholarship from the
Valls, Manuel Víctor Domenech, Eduardo Salich, Blas Silva Boucher, Agustín Camilo González, Alfredo Wiechers, Francisco Porrata Doria and Francisco Gardón Vega used a mixture of Art Nouveau and neoclassic styles to give the city a unique look. This can be seen in the various structures located in the center of the city like the Teatro La Perla. To showcase its rich architectural heritage, the city has opened the Museum of Puerto Rican Architecture at the Wiechers-Villaronga residence.
Many of the city's features (from house façades