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| Keywords: Textile Museum of Oaxaca.jpg en Building History BUILDING HISTORY The Textile Museum of Oaxaca is located on the property that was part of the garden of the former convent of Santo Domingo Soriano the second Dominican building in the Americas established in 1529 Later it was dedicated to St Paul and attracted Nahuatl Zapotec and Mixtec indigenous residents of the city when mass was served in the native languages Nahuatl the language of central Mexico had reached the Valley of Oaxaca with indigenous mercenaries who accompanied the Spanish conquistadors At the beginning of the 17th century the monastery was severely damaged by a series of earthquakes The Dominicans were forced to rent and then sell part of their land to pay for its reconstruction thanks to the initiative of Fray Francisco de Burgoa who was the most important chronicler and historian of colonial Oaxaca The first owner of the subdivision where the museum is located today was Don Miguel de Bustamante who built a simple adobe house on a single floor Later between 1764 and 1771 the property was purchased by the Spanish merchant and landowner Angel Antelo Bermudez who made his fortune exporting cochineal Don Angel demolished the adobe house to build a typical two-story baroque-style Oaxacan mansion covering it with a green quarry facade and a beautiful carved door The property was known during the 18th and 19th centuries as the Casa Antelo In the mid-19th century the building belonged to the Bethlehem Hospital a charitable institution operated by the Brothers of Bethlehem In 1862 during the liberal and anticlerical era the house next door was demolished to build Benito Ju谩rez Street Fiallo today But the former residence of Antelo retained its integrity until 1985 when it began to be demolished by its owner at the time Simeon Martinez which caused an outrage in the press Then again in 2002 the real estate agency that had acquired the property destroyed the building 檚 interior A PROJECT IS BORN In 2006 the Alfredo Harp Hel煤 Foundation bought the Casa Antelo and the former convent of San Pablo as part of a larger project to save the historic enter of Oaxaca City to create cultural spaces The former convent had followed a parallel history of secularization in 1826 it became the second location of the Institute of Arts and Sciences forerunner of the current Benito Juarez Autonomous University of Oaxaca After a long process of subdividing and destruction it is currently being restored to serve various functions associated with the Textile Museum of Oaxaca In addition it will also house the future Humanities and Native Languages Center The restoration and reconstruction project of the Casa Antelo started in 2007 under the direction of an interdisciplinary team which involved architects conservationists historians engineers and designers Their objective was to preserve and consolidate the old buildings that remained standing adapting the space to the needs of the Museum At the same time they built a contemporary building in the open space where the interior walls of the house had been recently demolished Finally the Chapel of the Rosary was added to the complex which was part of the former convent of San Pablo In this way the Museum 檚 designers managed to preserve a significant architectural heritage site in colonial Oaxaca while at the same time creating a functional space to house a contemporary museum es HISTORIA DEL EDIFICIO El Museo Textil de Oaxaca est谩 ubicado en el predio que fue parte de la huerta del antiguo convento de Santo Domingo Soriano la segunda fundaci贸n dominica en Am茅rica establecida en el a帽o de 1529 Dedicada posteriormente a San Pablo all铆 recib铆an la pr茅dica en n谩huatl zapoteco y mixteco los vecinos ind铆genas de la ciudad El n谩huatl lengua del centro de M茅xico hab铆a llegado al Valle de Oaxaca con los mercenarios ind铆genas que acompa帽aron a los conquistadores espa帽oles A inicios del siglo XVII el convento sufri贸 graves da帽os debido a una serie de sismos y por tal motivo los dominicos se vieron forzados a rentar y luego vender parte de sus terrenos para costear su reconstrucci贸n por iniciativa de Fray Francisco de Burgoa el principal cronista e historiador del per铆odo virreinal en Oaxaca El primer propietario de la subdivisi贸n donde hoy se ubica el Museo fue don Miguel de Bustamante quien construy贸 una casa sencilla de adobe de un solo piso Posteriormente entre 1764 y 1771 la propiedad fue comprada por el comerciante y hacendado espa帽ol 脕ngel de Antelo y Berm煤dez quien hizo su fortuna exportando nada menos que grana el tinte textil oaxaque帽o por excelencia Don 脕ngel demoli贸 la casa de adobe para construir una t铆pica casona barroca oaxaque帽a de dos pisos con la fachada de cantera verde y una hermosa puerta labrada El inmueble fue conocido durante el siglo XVIII y XIX como la Casa Antelo A mediados del siglo XIX el edificio pertenec铆a al Hospital de Bel茅n instituci贸n caritativa dirigida por los hermanos betlemitas En 1862 en plena 茅poca liberal y anticlerical se demoli贸 la casa colindante al oriente para crear la calle de Benito Ju谩rez hoy Fiallo pero la antigua residencia de Antelo conserv贸 su integridad hasta 1985 cuando comenz贸 a ser derruida por su propietario de ese momento el Sr Sime贸n Mart铆nez lo que caus贸 esc谩ndalo en la prensa De nueva cuenta en el 2002 la inmobiliaria que hab铆a adquirido la propiedad mand贸 a destruir todo el interior En el a帽o de 2006 la Fundaci贸n Alfredo Harp Hel煤 compr贸 la casa Antelo y el ex convento de San Pablo como parte de un proyecto m谩s amplio de rescate arquitect贸nico del centro hist贸rico de la ciudad de Oaxaca para crear espacios con vocaci贸n cultural El ex convento hab铆a seguido una historia paralela de secularizaci贸n hacia 1826 fue convertido en la segunda sede del Instituto de Artes y Ciencias precursor de la actual Universidad Aut贸noma Benito Ju谩rez de Oaxaca Despu茅s de un largo proceso de subdivisiones y destrucci贸n se encuentra actualmente en restauraci贸n para ser destinado a diversas funciones ligadas con el Museo Textil de Oaxaca adem谩s de hospedar al futuro Centro de Humanidades y de Lenguas Originarias El proyecto de restauraci贸n y reconstrucci贸n de la Casa Antelo comenz贸 en el a帽o 2007 bajo la direcci贸n de un equipo interdisciplinario en el que estuvieron involucrados arquitectos restauradores historiadores ingenieros y dise帽adores Su objetivo fue conservar y consolidar las edificaciones antiguas que se manten铆an de pie adapt谩ndolas a las necesidades del Museo Construyeron a la par un edificio contempor谩neo en el espacio libre donde hab铆an sido demolidas recientemente las paredes interiores de la casa Al final se integr贸 al conjunto la Capilla del Rosario que form贸 parte del antiguo convento de San Pablo De esta manera se logr贸 conservar un vestigio significativo del patrimonio arquitect贸nico virreinal de Oaxaca d谩ndole a la vez suficiente funcionalidad para instalar un museo contempor谩neo own Museo Textil de Oaxaca 2008-04 Museums in 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