Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres [SEP] country of citizenship
Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres
Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres ("Villa de Guadalupe", 1727 – "Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de México", 1792) was a Mexican Baroque architect who was prominent in Mexico City, the capital of New Spain. He built several palaces and buildings at the basilica devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
He was the major developer of the Galante Style, by which he translated the "Rococó" into Mexican terms. An apprentice of Lorenzo Rodríguez, Guerrero y Torres
participated, in 1753, in the construction of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine. The main architect was Pedro de Arrieta.
Early life and education.
Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres was born in "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1727. He was schooled by tutors. Interested in buildings, he apprenticed to Lorenzo Rodríguez. At the age of 26, he took part in design and construction of Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, under the lead architect Pedro de Arrieta. 
Works.
Guerrero y Torres built