San Petersburgo, una ciudad creativa en tiempos del zar Alejandro I: la aportación a la arquitectura y al urbanismo del ingeniero español Agustín de Betancourt
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El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en ofrecer un nuevo enfoque sobre el ingeniero, arquitecto e inventor español Agustín de Betancourt (1758-1824) desde una perspectiva global dentro del contexto histórico de la Ilustración y la Revolución Industrial. Analizaremos su perfil personal y profesional, así como la relación compleja que mantuvo con el zar Alejandro I entre 1808 y 1824. Contribuyó al desarrollo urbano, industrial y cultural de Rusia, y en especial de San Petersburgo, que se convirtió en las primeras décadas del siglo xix en uno de los núcleos urbanos más espléndidos y armoniosos de Europa. Rusia fue su patria de adopción, donde tuvo que exiliarse por motivos profesionales y políticos, pero siempre se mantuvo unido a sus orígenes canarios hasta su muerte. Se le consideró uno de los mejores ingenieros de la Europa de su tiempo, y con él nació la ingeniería civil en España y en Rusia, donde se le considera un héroe.
The objective of this study is to offer a new approach to the Spanish engineer, architect, and inventor Agustín de Betancourt (1758-1824), from a global perspective within the historical context of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. We will analyze his personal and professional profile, as well as the complex relationship that remained with the Tsar Alexander I between 1808 to 1824. He contributed to the urban planning, industrial, and cultural development of Russia, and specially of St. Petersburg, that became the first decades of the 19th century in one of the most splendid and harmonious European towns. Russia was his adoption country where he had to go into exile due professional and political reasons, but he always remained attached to his Canary Islands origins until his death. He was considered one of the best engineers in the Europe of his time, and with him was born civil engineering in Spanish and Russian where he is considered a hero.
The objective of this study is to offer a new approach to the Spanish engineer, architect, and inventor Agustín de Betancourt (1758-1824), from a global perspective within the historical context of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. We will analyze his personal and professional profile, as well as the complex relationship that remained with the Tsar Alexander I between 1808 to 1824. He contributed to the urban planning, industrial, and cultural development of Russia, and specially of St. Petersburg, that became the first decades of the 19th century in one of the most splendid and harmonious European towns. Russia was his adoption country where he had to go into exile due professional and political reasons, but he always remained attached to his Canary Islands origins until his death. He was considered one of the best engineers in the Europe of his time, and with him was born civil engineering in Spanish and Russian where he is considered a hero.
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Agustín de Betancourt
España
Ingeniero
Alejandro I
San Petersburgo
Rusia
Urbanismo
Arquitectura
Spain
Engineer
Alexander I
San Petersburg
Russian
Urban planning
Architecture
España
Ingeniero
Alejandro I
San Petersburgo
Rusia
Urbanismo
Arquitectura
Spain
Engineer
Alexander I
San Petersburg
Russian
Urban planning
Architecture
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Pozas Pozas, M. J. (2019). San Petersburgo, una ciudad creativa en tiempos del zar Alejandro I: la aportación a la arquitectura y al urbanismo del ingeniero español Agustín de Betancourt. Revista de Historia Canaria, 201, 299-351. https://doi.org/10.25145/J.HISTCAN.2019.201.11