Itinerâncias franciscanas : a história e a arquitetura dos conventos de São Francisco e dos Descalços em Lima, Peru e as demandas do presente

Abstract

The Franciscan architectural complex stood out from the first centuries of the colonial period, not only for its landscape, artistic, and architectural impact, but also for the influence it had on the urban layout and on the social and cultural life of the first nuclei built by the Spanish presence in the city of Lima, Peru. Today the Convent of San Francisco de Lima, together with the Historic Center where it is located, are declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. Within this recognized perimeter is the district of Rímac, which is home to the Convent de los Descalzos. This study aims to analyze the Franciscan architectural heritage of the two convents and its relationship with the design of their urban surroundings. To this end, field research was carried out in the convents and their surroundings associated with literature review, in addition to an extensive exercise of cartographic overlay, in which, from graphic drawings, historical maps, and material collected from trips, it was possible to examine and compare changes in the urban fabric and to highlight their Franciscan convents in the built fabric from the passage of time. To socialize the results of this work, a small graphic material was produced to publicize these convents.