Manuel Tolsá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tolsá and the second or maternal family name is Sarrión.
Manuel Tolsá
Portrait of Manuel Tolsá painted by Rafael Ximeno y Planes (National Museum of Art, Mexico City).
Born(1757-05-04)May 4, 1757
Enguera, Spain
DiedDecember 24, 1816(1816-12-24) (aged 59)
Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Notable workPalacio de Minería, El Caballito
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Manuel Vicente Tolsá Sarrión (Enguera, Valencia, Spain, May 4, 1757 – Mexico City, December 24, 1816) was a prolific Neoclassical architect and sculptor in Spain and New Spain. He served as the first director of the Academy of San Carlos.

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