Temple of Minerva (Guatemala)
The Temple of Minerva was a Greek style temple erected in Guatemala City by the government of president Manuel Estrada Cabrera in 1901 to celebrate the Fiestas Minervalias.[1] Soon, the main cities in the rest of Guatemala built similar structures as well.
Temples built in the Republic
Several Temples of Minerva were built across Guatemala, and a few of them still stand:[2]
| Departament | Image | Number of temples | Opening date | Condition in the 21st century[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja Verapaz |  |
1 | 1916 | Still standing |
| Chimaltenango |  |
1 | 20 April 1909 | Demolished |
| Chiquimula |  Chiquimula  Quezaltepeque |
3 | 27 October 1907 | Still standing |
| Escuintla | 2 | Plaza de los Cocales (1906) y Escuintla (1916) | Demolished | |
| Huehuetenango |  | 4 | 1904 | Still standing |
| Jalapa |  | 1 | 1909 | Still standing |
| Quetzaltenango |  | 3 | N/A | Still standing |
| Sacatepéquez |  | 1 | N/A | Demolished |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- Carrera Mejía n.d., p. 1.
- Carrera Mejía n.d., p. 5
- Carrera Mejía n.d., p. 4.
- Gobierno de Guatemala 1907, p. 102.
Bibliography
- Arévalo Martínez, Rafael (1945). ¡Ecce Pericles! (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Carrera Mejía, Mynor (n.d.). Las Fiestas de Minerva en Guatemala, 1899-1919: El ansia de progreso y de civilización de los liberales (in Spanish). Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Diario de Centro América (30 October 1899). "Fiestas de Minerva". Diario de Centro América (in Spanish). Guatemala.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gobierno de Guatemala (1907). Álbum de Minerva 1907 (in Spanish). VII. Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Luján Muñoz, Jorge (1992). "Un ejemplo de uso de la tradición clásica en Guatemala: Las "Minervalias" establecidas por el presidente Manuel Estrada Cabrera" (PDF). Revista de la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala (2).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Macías del Real, A. (1897). "El Arzobispo Ricardo Casanova y Estrada". La Ilustración Guatemalteca (in Spanish). Guatemala: Síguere, Guirola y Cía. I (17).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Mendoza, Juan M. (1940). Enrique Gómez Carrillo. Estudio crítico-biográfico. Su vida, su obra y su época (in Spanish). Tomo II. Guatemala: Unión Tipográfica, Muñoz Plaza y Cía.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Valladares, Manuel (3 April 1928). "El tinterillo en el poder". Nuestro Diario (in Spanish). Guatemala.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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