Fisonomías arquitectónicasLa mediatización de casas de personalidades en Galicia

Resumo

Study of the houses owned by public figures in Galicia in the closing decades of the 19th century reveals a significant concentration of leading personalities on the national social and cultural scene, particularly politicians and writers, who had family homes there or chose it as the location for the construction of new abodes. The list of eminent personalities includes the Marquis of Riestra, Marquis of Vega de Armijo, José Elduayen, Eugenio Montero Ríos, José Echegaray or Emilia Pardo Bazán. Viewed as a whole, these houses make up a varied sample of types and styles, ranging from popular architecture to the most fashionable eclecticism and comprising vernacular solutions such as Galician manor houses, but also chalets and hôtels, not to mention the time-honoured option of taking up residence in a castle. Press articles with engravings, photographs and postcards were the most common means of ensuring that the architectural physiognomy was seen not just as a symbol of status but also as an expression and aesthetic portrait of the personality of their owners.