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Guillermo Tovar de Teresa (Mexico City, August 23, 1956 – idem, November 10, 2013) was a Mexican historian and an art collector (mainly of painting, literature and ancient books, deeply knowledgeable about the work of the great photographers in Mexico), bibliographer, philanthropist, cultural promoter,[1] and scholar.[2][3] He was a constant defender of the historical and artistic Mexican heritage, mainly from his hometown, of which he was chronicler, an appointment that was originally in charge of the Presidency and to which he resigned to propose the creation of the Council of the Chronicle of the City of Mexico. He was a specialist in the New Spain/Mexican colonial period art, history and literature.[4][5] He published several books about Colonial Mexican art and collaborated, among others, for the newspaper La Jornada.[6] He stood out for his early intelligence: he learned to read long before entering school, and at age 13 he was advisor to colonial art of the then president Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. At 23, he published his first book, Renaissance painting and sculpture in Mexico. He was a member of the Historical Center Executive Committee,[7] corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in Madrid, and honorary member of the Hispanic Society of America, the latter based in New York City.[8] He was considered a candidate for the Aesthetic Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico,[9] but never wanted to hold a public office or receive any salary.[10] One of his brothers, Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, was since 2012 the head of National Council for Culture and the Arts and first secretary of Culture. His house became, in December 2018, a museum, and is part of the Soumaya Museum.
- ^ Leticia Sánchez Medel. "Chronicler and defender of Mexican heritage. Culture Section Website of the newspaper Milenio (Accessed Wednesday, November 27, 2013)". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "In Anthropology they will pay tribute to Guillermo Tovar y de Teresa: The funeral is attended by personalities such as writers Jorge Volpi and Guadalupe Loaeza". Excelsior. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ "Palabras de homenaje a Guillermo Tovar de Teresa". Letras Libres.
- ^ "Being historian is not a work, but a vocation: Guillermo Tovar de Teresa". La Jornada. February 19, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Council of the Chronicle of Mexico City was formally constituted". La Jornada. February 20, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Guillermo Tovar de Teresa died". La Jornada. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ P = 252720 "Drafting. (2003, May 15). The Archbishop is still a museum, announces the Interior. Proceso. (Accessed Wednesday, November 20, 2013)". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Castaños y Cañedo, FJ (2005). Gustarredondo County: Austria, Spain, Guatemala and Mexico: studies and documents. 1667–2005. Prologues of Fernando Muñoz Altea, José Alberto Saíd; Carlos González Manterola, ed. Institute of Historical and Genealogical Research of Mexico. ISBN 9709719009
- ^ Interview with Teresa del Conde, cited in: "Loss is huge, they coincide intellectuals: "A living archive, a generous man": He was a "Monsiváis of the aristocracy"". La Jornada. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "-espana / words-tribute-guillermo-tovar-teresa Tovar y de Teresa, R. (2014). Words of homage to Guillermo Tovar de Teresa. Letras Libres , February 14. (Consulted Monday, January 7, 2018)".