Álamos, Sonora : Architecture and Urbanism in the Dry Tropics /

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"The town of Alamos in the state of Sonora, Mexico, a one-day drive from the Arizona border, is one of the most intact colonial-era cities in northern Mexico. Alamos has been declared a National Historic Monument by the Mexican government and is one of only fourteen towns to be designated as Pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Messina, John, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cultural property.
Buildings.
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
Cultural property > Mexico > Alamos (Sonora)
Architecture > Mexico > Alamos (Sonora)
Mexico > Alamos (Sonora)
Alamos (Sonora, Mexico) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Making of a town in northern New Spain
  • Urban morphology
  • Quiet plaza and the bishop's dream
  • Urban realities and fantasies
  • La casa alamense
  • Lessons of Álamos.

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