María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías

María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías (30 June 1912 – 11 March 2009) was a Mexican architect who worked for close to 50 years in the Federal District of Mexico City, primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings.[1] She was the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dehesa and the second or maternal family name is Gómez Farías.
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías
Born30 June 1912
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Died11 March 2009(2009-03-11) (aged 96)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Other namesMaría Luisa Dehesa de Millán
OccupationArchitect
Years active1939–1989
Spouse(s)Manuel Millán

Biography

María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was born on 30 June 1912[2] in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Ramón Dehesa[3] and María Luisa Gómez Farías y Canedo, daughter of the Mexican Minister in London, Benito Gómez Farías. She was the granddaughter of Teodoro A. Dehesa Méndez on her paternal side and great-granddaughter of Valentín Gómez Farías on her maternal side.[2]

In 1933 she enrolled at the Academia de San Carlos (the National School of Architecture) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[3] In her class of 113 students, only five were women[1] and they were required to study in a separate workshop from the men.[3] She graduated in 1937, the first Mexican woman to graduate with a degree in architecture. Her thesis, which won honorable mention from the jurors,[3] was entitled Artillery Barracks Type. It was accepted in 1939 and she attained her professional designation.[4]

After she finished school, Dehesa married Manuel Millán and they subsequently had four children.[2] She joined the Public Works Department in Mexico City and served for nearly 50 years in various divisions,[1] primarily designing single-family homes and apartment buildings.[2] In 1974, she was announced as a joint winner of the Ruth Rivera Prize, together with the first Mexican female civil engineer, Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza.[5] In 2006, the College of Architects of Mexico City, honored her for her contributions.[3]

Notimex published Dehesa's memoirs, entitled Los Años Valientes, with illustrations by her daughter Elizabeth Millán de Guerra, a graphic designer.[2] Dehesa died in Mexico City in 2009.[6]

References
  1. Prieto Soldevilla, Alain (8 March 2013). "Las arquitectas mexicanas que vencieron la contracorriente" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Obrasweb. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. Pallais, María Lourdes (11 November 2006). "Cumple María Luisa Dehesa más de medio siglo como arquitecta" (in Spanish). Mexico: MLP's Grand Central. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. Mendoza, Ángel (1 March 2007). "María Luisa Dehesa" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Obrasweb. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. "Maria Luisa Dehesa, Primera Mujer Arquitecta en Mexico" (in Spanish) (2398). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 20 July 1989. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. "Dos Universitarias Recibieron el Premio "Ruth Rivera" 1974" (in Spanish) (8). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico: Gaceta. 2 December 1974. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. María Luisa Dehesa Architectuul profile
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