Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara. Guadalajara is Mexicos second largest city. At the end of the 18th century, it was plagued by poverty. Hospicio Cabanas opened in 1810 to care for disadvantaged people.…More
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara.
Guadalajara is Mexicos second largest city. At the end of the 18th century, it was plagued by poverty.
Hospicio Cabanas opened in 1810 to care for disadvantaged people. The complex is inscribed as a World Heritage site.
It combined the functions of a workhouse, hospital and orphanage.
This chapel is part of the complex.
The dome is decorated with a fresco called The Man of Fire, by the Mexican painter Jose Clemente Orozco.
Flames represent suffering and grieving, or even the anger of the oppressed.
Orozco was from Guadalajara and had great respect for the founder of the Hospicio Cabanas.
There are images of poor people all over this part of the wall. The founder - Bishop Cabanas - is standing in the centre.
The Bishop arrived from Spain at the beginning of the 19th century.
The sight of destitute people suffering from hunger and plague convinced him that a facility to help those in need should be founded.
This courtyard is at the heart of the complex.
Bishop Cabanas wanted to create a heaven-like space where the disadvantaged could feel close to God.
It took Spanish architects nearly ten years to complete the hospital complex.
At a time when only 30% of the towns children could go to school, the complex also included educational facilities.
Childrens bedrooms were dotted around the courtyard.
This used to be the childrens dining room.
The wall painting showed them how big their house was to cheer them up.
Hospicio Cabanas provided care for nearly 6,000 people over almost two centuries.
And also served as a base for Mexicos independence movement.
It continued its work till 1980.
Guadalajara is Mexicos second largest city. At the end of the 18th century, it was plagued by poverty.
Hospicio Cabanas opened in 1810 to care for disadvantaged people. The complex is inscribed as a World Heritage site.
It combined the functions of a workhouse, hospital and orphanage.
This chapel is part of the complex.
The dome is decorated with a fresco called The Man of Fire, by the Mexican painter Jose Clemente Orozco.
Flames represent suffering and grieving, or even the anger of the oppressed.
Orozco was from Guadalajara and had great respect for the founder of the Hospicio Cabanas.
There are images of poor people all over this part of the wall. The founder - Bishop Cabanas - is standing in the centre.
The Bishop arrived from Spain at the beginning of the 19th century.
The sight of destitute people suffering from hunger and plague convinced him that a facility to help those in need should be founded.
This courtyard is at the heart of the complex.
Bishop Cabanas wanted to create a heaven-like space where the disadvantaged could feel close to God.
It took Spanish architects nearly ten years to complete the hospital complex.
At a time when only 30% of the towns children could go to school, the complex also included educational facilities.
Childrens bedrooms were dotted around the courtyard.
This used to be the childrens dining room.
The wall painting showed them how big their house was to cheer them up.
Hospicio Cabanas provided care for nearly 6,000 people over almost two centuries.
And also served as a base for Mexicos independence movement.
It continued its work till 1980.