Carlos María de Castro
Illustration — Expansion plan of Madrid, 1860 Carlos María de Castro (Estepa, 24 September 1810 - 2 November 1893) was a Spanish architect, engineer and urban planner. He created the plan of the urban expansion (Ensanche) of Madrid. The New Plan of Madrid was commissioned in 1857 and adopted in 1860.
Also recorded as Carlos Maria de Castro · Carlos María de Castro González
Carlos María de Castro
![Ensanche de Madrid, anteproyecto [Material cartográfico]: plano general de la zona del Ensanche y del emplazamiento y distribución del nuevo caserío, egecutado por Real orden de 8 de Abril de 1857 / Carlos Mª de Castro; F Pérez Baquero grabó Refleja en color carmín el proyecto de ensanche e incluye a ambos lados, en la parte inferior, leyenda explicativa del plano y notas referentes al proyecto.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Plano_del_Ensanche_de_Madrid-1861.jpg/1280px-Plano_del_Ensanche_de_Madrid-1861.jpg)
Castro, Carlos María de Pérez Baquero, Francisco (fl. 1859-1905) Litografía de J. Donon (Madrid) · Biblioteca Digital Hispánica · Public domain
- Born
- 1810 · Estepa.
- Died
- 1893 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- architect · engineer · urban planner
- Education
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
- Known for
- Palacete de Carlos María de Castro and Madrid
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Expansion plan of Madrid, 1860 Carlos María de Castro (Estepa, 24 September 1810 - 2 November 1893) was a Spanish architect, engineer and urban planner. He created the plan of the urban expansion (Ensanche) of Madrid. The New Plan of Madrid was commissioned in 1857 and adopted in 1860.
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It was inspired by some technical aspects of Ildefons Cerdà's early studies and plans for the extension of Barcelona. But unlike Cerdà who sought to avoid social segregation, Castro proposed functional and social zoning.
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1810
Carlos María de Castro born at Estepa.
1893
Carlos María de Castro died at Madrid.
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Estepa.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3774030: Carlos María de Castro
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- “Carlos María de Castro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- The Survey Plan of Madrid Conducted by Carlos María de Castro, Graphic Imprints, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
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scholarly publication
The Survey Plan of Madrid Conducted by Carlos María de Castro, Graphic Imprints, 2018Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3774030: Carlos María de CastroWikimedia Foundation
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His recorded language was Spanish.
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