Refugio Reyes Rivas

{{Short description|Mexican architect (1862–1943)}} {{Infobox person | name = Refugio Reyes Rivas | image = File:Retrato de Refugio Reyes en su tumba en el Panteón de la Cruz.jpg | birth_date = 2 September 1862 | birth_place = Vetagrande Municipality, Mexico | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1943|2|3|1862|9|2}} | death_place = Aguascalientes, Mexico | occupation = Architect | notable_works = Templo de San Antonio Museo de Aguascalientes Castillo Douglas Templo de la Purísima Concepción | signature = File:Refugio Reyes Firma.png }}

'''José Refugio Reyes Rivas''' (September 2, 1862 - February 3, 1943)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Refugio Reyes Rivas |url=http://www.ags.gob.mx/cont.aspx?p=30 |access-date=19 March 2014 |publisher=Ayuntamiento de Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> was a Mexican architect, author of some of the most representative buildings of the city of Aguascalientes, where his work is considered part of the historical and architectural heritage.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Refugio Reyes Rivas (1862 - 1945) |url=http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/Estado/Aguascalentenses/refugio_reyes_rivas.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093931/https://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/Estado/Aguascalentenses/refugio_reyes_rivas.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2018 |access-date=27 April 2022 |publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> Reyes did not have professional architectural studies,<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|pp=9-12}}</ref> so he is called "empirical architect".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nueva edición sobre Refugio Reyes Rivas con respaldo académico UAA |url=http://www.uaa.mx/rectoria/dcrp/?p=15166 |access-date=20 March 2014 |publisher=Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> In 1985 he received the ''post mortem'' title of architect, granted by the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atalaya: Libro de Refugio Reyes |url=http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldelcentro/notas/n3164645.htm |access-date=21 March 2014 |publisher=El Sol del Centro, Organización Editorial Mexicana |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815230511/http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldelcentro/notas/n3164645.htm |archive-date=2016-08-15 |language=es}}</ref> Reyes completed more than 200 buildings in the states of Zacatecas, Jalisco and Aguascalientes. He was characterized by his use of diverse decorative styles, from neoclassical to ''Art Nouveau'', as well as construction innovations of the first half of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Las casas de Refugio Reyes |url=https://issuu.com/agsconstruye/docs/revistaconstruye-oct2020/s/11091685 |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Revista Construye |language=es}}</ref>

Among his most outstanding works are the Templo de San Antonio, the renovation of the Templo de Guadalupe, the Templo de la Purísima Concepción, the construction of several hotels, such as the ''París'', ''Francia'', ''Regis'' and ''Washington'', and the current Museo de Aguascalientes. Several of these buildings are currently museums or are part of the governmental institutions of the state and the city of Aguascalientes.

== Biography == thumb|Chronological notes on the life of Refugio Reyes. Refugio Reyes was born on September 2, 1862, as he himself tells in some autobiographical notes. However, in the registry books of Sauceda la Borda there is no indication of his name, but of Esteban, due to the fact that his parents, Juan Reyes and María Jesús Rivas, made the procedure before the civil registry with that name and later with the name Refugio in the parish registry. As was the custom of the time, the name recorded in the parish records was taken into account.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2013|pp=18-19}}</ref>

Víctor Manuel Villegas tried to reconstruct the architect's biography in his book ''Arquitectura de Refugio Reyes'',<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|pp=14-15}}</ref> in which he took up the notes of Refugio Reyes himself in the form of memoirs, under the nickname ''"Notas de los años que llevo de vida"'' or ''"Note de los años que hé pasado"'' (sic) ("Notes of the years I have been alive" or "Note of the years I have passed"). In these notes, all the years of the architect's life are gathered without interruption; however, since it is a very irregular log, there are some data that do not appear or are incomplete.<ref name=":0">{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=15}}</ref> left|thumb|Franciscan Hospice where Refugio Reyes studied as a child. It is currently the Museo de Guadalupe, Zacatecas. For Refugio Reyes the most important events of his childhood, considering that he was born in 1862, were the births of his sisters Goya in 1867, Felipa in 1871<ref group="note">Refugio Reyes refers to his younger sisters as Goyita and Felipita.</ref> and Leona in 1872. Another of the events he notes in his chronology was his transfer to a hospice in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, in 1871. He also noted in his own words the Zacatecas War of March 2, 1873, which appears among his notes under the name ''"Guerra de Rocha"'' (Rocha's War). Between the ages of eleven and fourteen he made notes on political and military events related to the president of that time, Porfirio Díaz.<ref name=":0" />

His childhood was precarious, dominated by uncertainty. His house had only one room. He had to travel on foot to the municipality of Guadalupe from Sauceda de la Borda, his hometown. Right there, in Guadalupe, there was a Franciscan convent where he began to study. His friends called him ''Cuco'', and he seemed happy; however, his parents did not agree that he should continue studying and, for a time, he returned to Sauceda to support his family financially. Brother Alfonso from the convent insisted on the importance of Refugio continuing his studies, so he made a deal with his parents: they would get him a job with the promise that the salary would be given to them in full. The job they got him was as a mason's helper, and the Franciscans also sent beans and corn to his family.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|pp=37-39}}</ref> thumb|Photograph of Felipa López and Refugio Reyes, ca. late 19th and early 20th century. In the Franciscan school Refugio felt as if he were with his family; there he learned to read, write and some Latin. Reyes would always return to the Guadalupe convent, even while living in Aguascalientes, whenever he could, because, in addition to the bond he had with the convent, he was in charge of the remodeling and construction of the church tower.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=39}}</ref>

=== Family life === Refugio Reyes married twice. The first time on September 19, 1882, at the age of twenty, with Gregoria Palomino, widowed shortly after; with her he had his first daughter, Mercedes, in 1882. He remarried Felipa López in 1890. In his second marriage he had five children: Alfonso (August 2, 1892); Jesusa (June 6), who died the same day of her birth; Esteban (May 9, 1896); Refugio (December 9, 1900) and Eva (September 17, 1907). The name of his second to last son, Refugio, appears in the lists of his constructions and was the one who followed in his father's footsteps.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last1=Ramírez López |first1=Francisco Javier |title=Camina y Revalora el corazón de México. Aguascalientes |last2=Méndez Martínez |first2=Leonor Elena |last3=Franco |first3=Fernando |last4=Padilla Núñez |first4=Mónica Cristina |last5=Torres Aguirre |first5=Luis Ernesto |last6=Díaz Blanco |first6=David Alejandro |publisher=Secretaría de Obras Públicas del Municipio de Aguascalientes, Archivo General Municipal Aguascalientes, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes |year=2013 |edition=1st |location=Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref>

As Esther Romo Reyes, Refugio's granddaughter, points out, the family was characterized for having worked in the construction trade, since Juan Reyes, father of the architect emeritus, also worked as a stonemason, as well as Timoteo López, who was his father-in-law.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2014 |title=Personajes Ilustres de Aguascalientes "Refugio Reyes Rivas" Aguascalientes TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K06uU2sLthA |access-date=16 April 2015 |publisher=Aguascalientes TV |language=es}}</ref>

== Historical context == During the period in which Refugio Reyes was born, diverse social, cultural and political events took place in Mexico and the rest of the world. On the aesthetic level, the second half of the 19th century brought about various stylistic and artistic changes, as the neoclassical style declined and the neo-Gothic style emerged.<ref name=":1">{{Harvard citation text|Ramírez López|Méndez Martínez|Padilla Núñez|Torres Aguirre|2013}}</ref> There were also important political events, such as the second French intervention in Mexico. In the same year of Refugio Reyes' birth, the Battle of Puebla took place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sitio Oficial del 150 Aniversario de la Batalla del 5 de Mayo Puebla |url=http://www.5demayopuebla.mx:80/historia.php |access-date=19 August 2015 |website=5demayopuebla.mx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709214857/http://www.5demayopuebla.mx:80/historia.php |archive-date=2016-07-09 |language=es}}</ref>

At the end of the 19th century, there was an important industrial development in Mexico due to the opening of the first railroad lines. In Aguascalientes, in 1895 ''La Gran Fundición Central Mexicana'' of Salomón Guggenheim influenced a notable growth of the metropolitan area. The positivist model of Porfirianism boomed in the central part of the country. All these political and economic events that affected Mexico in this period had a great impact on the career of Refugio Reyes and other builders of the time. The economic and industrial growth of the state and nearby regions at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century boosted the architectural and urban development of the area.<ref>{{Cite book |last=López García |first=Jesús |url=http://digeset.ucol.mx/tesis_posgrado/Pdf/J._Jesus_Lopez_Garcia.PDF |title=Arquitectura de Aguascalientes: La primera mitad del siglo XX |publisher=Universidad de Colima; Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Universidad de Guanajuato |year=2005 |location=México |language=es |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060429/http://digeset.ucol.mx/tesis_posgrado/Pdf/J._Jesus_Lopez_Garcia.PDF |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The construction of the Templo de San Antonio and other important works by Refugio Reyes coincided with the mining development of Asientos and Tepezalá, the main municipalities of Aguascalientes in terms of mining production.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana |title=Diccionario histórico y biográfico de la Revolución Mexicana |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana, Secretaría de Gobernación |year=1990 |isbn=978-9688-05563-2 |volume=1 |location=México |language=es}}</ref>

The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), an event that transformed the socio-political structure of the entire country, also has a preponderance, since the railroads of Aguascalientes were an obligatory passage for Villists, Carrancists and Huertists troops.<ref name=":2" />

A revolutionary anecdote relates that in 1914, Alberto Fuentes Dávila and David G. Berlanga, tried to take the Templo de San Antonio to turn it into Legislative Palace, as retaliation to the support of the church to the troops of Victoriano Huerta; for this reason, a group of catholic women headed by Adela Douglas opposed and defended the doors of the temple with sticks and stones.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana |title=Diccionario histórico y biográfico de la Revolución Mexicana |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana, Secretaría de Gobernación |year=1990 |isbn=978-9688-05563-2 |volume=1 |location=México |pages=15 |language=es}}</ref>

In 1925, after the Mexican Revolution, the ''Fundición Central Mexicana'' ceased to operate; this company was the main source of employment in Aguascalientes at that time, so it was also a hard blow for the streetcars, which had had a network that extended through four directions, leaving only the one that linked the main square with the railroad station.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=62}}</ref>

== Professional life ==

=== Career in Zacatecas === In his notes, Refugio Reyes describes his participation as a laborer and assistant in the decoration of the "Templo y la Capilla de Anapoles" (sic) —Chapel of Naples—, when he was sixteen years old. Among his papers is the name of the notebook ''"Nuevo método para aprender a escribir con rapidez y elegancia"'' ("New method to learn to write quickly and elegantly"), with which he seems to have perfected his writing,<ref name=":0" /> since his formal education ended in the third year of primary school.<ref name=":5">{{Harvard citation text|Campos|2002|p=8}}</ref>

One of the first projects Refugio Reyes worked on was the construction of the Central Mexican Railroad in Zacatecas, where he learned some of the most modern techniques of the time, especially with respect to metal structures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Refugio Reyes Rivas: el que sabe... sabe |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/refugio-reyes-rivas-el-que-sabe...sabe.html |access-date=30 March 2014 |publisher=México desconocido |language=es |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064638/http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/refugio-reyes-rivas-el-que-sabe...sabe.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> thumb|300x300px|Franciscan temple in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, where Refugio Reyes designed the Clock Tower. It is said that it was between the ages of fourteen and nineteen when he learned to write and read fluently, since he also learned about the calculation of the resistance of materials of the "works of art" on the Zacatecas Railroad. Refugio frequently asked technical questions to the engineers during this period, which favored his learning in areas that exceeded his activity in construction. The assimilation of this knowledge favored his use of iron as the main construction material, which is why it is present in each of his most important works. This determination to learn allowed him to gain the trust of one of the French contractors, who would be his liaison for the contracting in the construction of the Mercado de Zacatecas.<ref name=":0" />

The first work he was commissioned to do was the "Clock Tower" of the Templo de Guadalupe, Zacatecas, in 1886, a work that stands out for its neo-baroque style and its independent character with respect to the front of the church. Reyes himself points out that the work, being a commission, was not entirely his own design. The work was finished in five months, and is considered as a rehearsal for other later works, and one that gave him a step in his career, giving way directly to the construction of the Santuario de Guadalupe, or ''Guadalupito'', in the city of Zacatecas.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=72}}</ref> In 1888, at the age of twenty-six, he built the Mercado de Zacatecas. In his memoirs, he notes that he married for the first time at the age of twenty (September 19, 1882) and was widowed on September 16, 1889, the year of the inauguration of the Market.<ref name=":0" />

In the 1890s he continued his work in Zacatecas for the Franciscans, where he made the altars in the Templo de San Francisco. On October 2, 1891 he married for the second time, the same year he began the construction of the sanctuary of Father Diaz, where panels with abstract representations —reproduced in the sanctuary of the Templo de Guadalupe, Zacatecas— appear. The first statue Reyes made was a Cuauhtémoc, in 1892, inspired by the statue of Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. This statue is located in a building adjacent to the old Templo de la Compañía de Jesús,<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|pp=46, 59}}</ref> now the Templo y Exconvento de Santo Domingo,<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=381}}</ref> where the Museo Pedro Coronel is located. thumb|Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Guadalupito), Zacatecas.

==== Templo de Guadalupito ==== The first work of great magnitude carried out by Refugio Reyes was the Templo de Guadalupe in the city of Zacatecas, which was known as the sanctuary of Father Diaz, after Father Jose Anastasio Diaz Lopez, or ''"Guadalupito"''. The temple was started in 1891.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|pp=54-55}}</ref> The temple was promoted by the recent coronation of the Virgin of Guadalupe by the Mexican Catholic Church, for which remodeling, enlargements and construction of temples whose invocation was the Guadalupana were made. Refugio Reyes was chosen, probably because he already had experience in large-scale works, and also because of the links he had with the Franciscan community, for which he had already done some works.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2013|p=111}}</ref>

The work was carried out in several stages and although, in the process, Reyes changed his residence to Aguascalientes, he continued to travel once a week to Zacatecas to supervise the work. In 1897 the main arch of the presbytery was finished and the cornice was placed.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=56}}</ref>

However, the work lasted for several decades. In 1939 the towers were finished. Later, the presbyter José Campos Mota called Reyes, who was 77 years old, to supervise the arrangement of the atrium, the laying of the floor and the erection of the dome; works finished in 1940.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=57}}</ref> left|thumb|260x260px|Templo de San Isidro Labrador in Pabellón de Arteaga, first work of Refugio Reyes in Aguascalientes.

=== Career in Aguascalientes === The constant and good work he did in Zacatecas made people from the ecclesiastical sector, especially from the Franciscan order, recommend the work of Refugio Reyes in the State of Aguascalientes. The first work he received in the state was the Templo de San Isidro Labrador in the Hacienda de Garabato, in 1893. At this time, Refugio Reyes could work in the neighboring city and live in his native Zacatecas, but when he was entrusted the project of the Templo de San Antonio in the capital of Aguascalientes, by the merchant and landowner Antonio Morfín Vargas, he decided to move with his family to his place of work.<ref name=":15">{{Harvard citation text|Campos|2002|p=7}}</ref> In all the commissions he had in Aguascalientes, he demonstrated a solid mastery of classical orders and techniques, as well as the use of any material, whether metal, wood, partitions or stone.<ref name=":1" /> thumb|260x260px|Templo de El Soyatal, El Colorado, Aguascalientes. In 1897 he built the Chapel and the Casa de la Hacienda porfiriana El Soyatal, remarkable and original for its construction, execution and spatial conception. On June 18, 1902 he began work on the Templo de la Purísima Concepción. It seems that Reyes did not appreciate this work so much at the time he conceived it, since the fact was not recorded in his diary.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=16}}</ref>

==== Public official ==== After several years in which the position of 'city engineer' had been abolished, Refugio Reyes obtained this appointment, as the municipal president, Felipe Torres considered it necessary. This title was also known as master of public works or director of public works.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=71}}</ref>

After a long career as a builder, architect and designer, Refugio Reyes also participated in the political life of Aguascalientes as a public servant. According to some references, he worked in the City Hall since 1917 as Director of Public Works<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bali Chávez |first=Niurka |title=Refugio de una arquitectura autodidacta (Zacatecas / Aguascalientes) |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/refugio-de-una-arquitectura-autodidacta-zacatecas-aguascalientes.html |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=México desconocido |language=es}}</ref> and, as of January 21, 1918, he received the appointment of "Master of Public Works". Somehow, he was able to combine these activities with his active participation in the creation of private works, both in the city where he lived, as well as in Jalisco and Zacatecas.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Ramírez López|Méndez Martínez|Padilla Núñez|Torres Aguirre|2013|p=59}}</ref> His work as director of public works for 8 years was varied, since it depended extensively on the needs of the city in a time of economic upheaval, such as the supervision of the water box of the springs of Ojocaliente, the repairs in the conduction channels, orders to install drainage pipes, as well as to solve problems of waste from factories, such as La Perla.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=75}}</ref>

In 1924, after the departure of Governor Rafael Arellano Valle, Refugio Reyes was involved in the struggle of political interests, since he was identified with the outgoing governor's administration, both in the public and private spheres, as he had designed and built his private house on Allende Street.<ref group="note">The house was demolished.</ref><ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=170}}</ref> Because of this, Reyes was attacked, and his removal from office was demanded.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|pp=76-77}}</ref>

The varied and numerous works attributed to Refugio Reyes have grown over the years, as many of his works are undated, unrecorded or demolished. Much of the architectural style of the city of Aguascalientes is influenced by the work of Refugio Reyes. His urban vision is also recognized, since part of the design of the city center, as in the case of the opening and ornamentation of Madero Avenue, as well as the numerous ochaves of his constructions that gave another perspective to the streets, are a hallmark of the architect.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Ramírez López|Méndez Martínez|Padilla Núñez|Torres Aguirre|2013|p=259}}</ref>

=== Empirical architect === Although Refugio Reyes did not receive professional architectural training, his beginnings as a mason and stonemason allowed him to become involved in the creative aspect of construction. At the end of his life, thanks to the professional relationship he maintained with architect Federico Ernesto Mariscal Piña, Reyes came to handle architectural concepts at an academic level. One of his sources of reference was Vignola's treatise, where he copied and redrew the orders when he had to.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=26}}</ref> His biographers point out that one of the characteristics of Don Cuco, as he was called during his lifetime, is that in spite of having been related to the academic field of architecture and also to terminology, his creativity was not altered or inhibited by the dogmatic orientation of preconceived styles.<ref name=":6">{{Harvard citation text|Esquer|1987|p=22}}</ref>

Refugio Reyes was not the only self-taught architect in Mexico; Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras, the most representative architect of Celaya, Guanajuato, did not study architecture formally either. Likewise, it seems likely that there was an indirect influence of Tresguerras' architecture on Refugio Reyes, for like the Guanajuato architect, he occasionally used the central tower, contrary to the architectural tradition of the two towers. However, although both mixed different styles with the neoclassical, Tresguerras criticized the Mexican baroque unlike Reyes, who used it profusely and harmonized it whenever he could in his works.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=30}}</ref>

One of the best known stories derived from Refugio Reyes' empirical apprenticeship has to do with the engineer Camilo E. Pani, who, in addition to questioning the resistance of the dome of the Templo de San Antonio, is said to have greeted Reyes with disdain, saying: "What's up, architect without a degree!", to which he replied: "Nothing, degree without an architect!"<ref name=":7">{{Harvard citation text|Cervantes Moreno|1998–2004|p=134}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=El templo de San Antonio |url=http://bibliotecadigital.ilce.edu.mx/sites/estados/libros/aguas/html/sec_57.html |access-date=26 March 2014 |publisher=Biblioteca Digital del Instituto Latinoamericano de Comunicación Educativa |language=es}}</ref>

Refugio Reyes' skill as an architect can also be seen in his drawings and pencil or ink strokes, which are meticulous and precise. This ability is attributable to his empirical training with engineers, from whom he learned that his drawings and designs on paper could be executable in practice, unlike the drawings of other architects, which have a certain looseness and spontaneity but no structural sense.<ref name=":8">{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=34}}</ref>

In 1913, the city of Aguascalientes was looking for an engineer to take charge of the city's public works, however, they decided that "it would not be possible to afford the expense of a qualified engineer, being barely possible to pay a practical individual", so they opted to hire Refugio Reyes.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=69}}</ref> Since he did not have a higher degree that accredited his knowledge of architecture, Reyes received a low salary throughout his career, especially considering the responsibilities he had and the number of works in which he participated. As a consequence, he maintained the honest way of life that characterized him from his birth until the day he died.<ref name=":5" />

In January 1985 he received the ''posthumous'' title of architect from the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes<ref>{{Cite web |title=J. Refugio Reyes |url=http://fernandez-arquitectos.com.mx/j-refugio-reyes/ |access-date=11 October 2014 |publisher=Fernández-Arquitectos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319160601/http://fernandez-arquitectos.com.mx/j-refugio-reyes/ |archive-date=2016-03-19 |language=es}}</ref> and on October 3, 2014 he was declared a favorite son of the municipality of Vetagrande, Zacatecas. He was also inscribed ''postmortem'' as a distinguished member of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Zacatecas and, from then on, the cultural hall of Vetagrande was named ''Refugio Reyes Rivas''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez |first=Gabriel |title=Vetagrande declara hijo predilecto al arquitecto J. Refugio Reyes |url=http://ntrzacatecas.com/2014/10/03/vetagrande-declara-hijo-predilecto-al-arquitecto-j-refugio-reyes/ |access-date=10 October 2014 |publisher=NTR |location=México |language=es |archive-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018202245/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2014/10/03/vetagrande-declara-hijo-predilecto-al-arquitecto-j-refugio-reyes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2014 |title=Rinden homenaje a arquitecto creador del Templo de Guadalupito |url=http://zacatecasonline.com.mx/cultura/cultura/41874-homenaje-creador-guadalupito.html |access-date=10 October 2014 |publisher=Zacatecas Online |language=es}}</ref> thumb|Tomb of Refugio Reyes Rivas in the Panteón de la Cruz, Aguascalientes, Ags.

== Last years == In 1937, Refugio Reyes suffered a stroke that paralyzed half of his body, and a few years later in 1941, his wife Felipa died of bowel cancer, so he spent his last years with his daughter Evangelina.<ref name=":9">{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=59}}</ref>

In 1942, with the help of a walking cane, he continued to travel everywhere and even took public transportation. He used to travel by train from Zacatecas to Aguascalientes, a 3-hour trip. The day before his death, Refugio went about his daily routine, he followed up on the work being done in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, and when he saw that the master builder had not paid the laborers, he made the corresponding payment out of his own pocket. On his return to Aguascalientes he told his daughter that his body ached. On Wednesday, February 3, 1943, he died at 7:00 p.m. at the age of 80. His vigil was held at his home on Juan de Montoro Avenue, and the religious service was held at the Templo de San Antonio. Later his remains were taken to the Panteón de la Cruz.<ref name=":9" />

Víctor Manuel Villegas, the architect's first biographer, stated that his death had occurred in 1945, an erroneous fact that has been repeated on many occasions and even on a commemorative plaque next to the Templo de San Antonio.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=24}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /><ref group="note">The indications of this error point to an unintentional misinterpretation by Víctor Manuel Villegas, which justifies this ambiguity.</ref><ref name=":4" />

His tomb is located next to that of his wife, Felipa López de Reyes, in the Panteón de la Cruz. The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that decorates the tomb was sculpted by Dionisio Rangel, a disciple and companion of Reyes.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=68}}</ref>

== Homage to his work == In 1974, architect Victor Manuel Villegas published the first biography on the life and work of Refugio Reyes, entitled ''Arquitectura de Refugio Reyes''. Manuel Villegas was an architect with a degree from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla and a member of the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the UNAM who, impressed by Reyes' work, traveled to Aguascalientes to investigate the unfinished works of the Zacatecan architect.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=135}}</ref> After these visits, Villegas became a disseminator of Reyes' work, giving lectures in different institutions, including one that was organized on March 5, 1972 at the Casa de Cultura of Aguascalientes, entitled "The Architectural Tradition of Aguascalientes and the Work of J. Refugio Reyes" (Spanish: La tradición arquitectónica de Aguascalientes y la obra de J. Refugio Reyes).<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=136}}</ref> left|thumb|260x260px|Bronze sculpture of Refugio Reyes Rivas, by sculptor Miguel López Artasánchez. Villegas was the first to affirm that there was a link between the architectural tradition of Aguascalientes and Refugio Reyes, and praised his works, which became a ''posthumous'' tribute to the empirical architect.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=137}}</ref>

In 1985, an exhibition was mounted in the J. Jesús Gómez Portugal Hall of the Institute of Science and Technology entitled "Aquel arte de construir" (The Art of Building). This exhibition was organized by José Luis Ruvalcaba and Benjamín Luna Vela. Plans, models, notebooks and photographs that belonged to Refugio Reyes were exhibited. At the event, Evangelina Reyes, the architect's daughter, was presented with a university degree recognizing her father as an architect ''honoris causa post mortem''.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Reyes Rodríguez|2012|p=139}}</ref> thumb|Honorary architect degree awarded by the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes in 1985. In 2008, the municipality of Aguascalientes celebrated the centennial of the Templo de San Antonio<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camba |first=José |date=3 January 2009 |title=Arq. José Refugio Reyes Rivas (AGS-MEX) |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacob_ames/3201216827/ |access-date=28 April 2015 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reyes Sahagún |first=Carlos |date=30 November 2009 |title=Los mil pasos sin huarache de Antonio Morfín Vargas |url=http://crisolplural.com/2009/11/30/los-mil-pasos-sin-huarache-de-antonio-morfin-vargas/ |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=Crisol plural |language=es}}</ref> and recognized the work of Refugio Reyes Rivas by placing a bronze sculpture of the architect, commissioned to sculptor Miguel López Artasánchez.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vega Jiménez |first=Elisa |date=February 2009 |title=Miguel López Artasánchez. Escultor de bronce |url=http://www.diariocambio.com.mx/2009/febrero/especial/090209_evj_esp_miguel_lopez.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170501053245/http://www.diariocambio.com.mx/2009/febrero/especial/090209_evj_esp_miguel_lopez.htm|access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=Diario Cambio |archive-date=2017-05-01 |language=es}}</ref> The work is located on Ignacio Zaragoza Avenue, in front of the Templo de San Antonio, designed by the emeritus architect.

At the end of 2013, the City Hall completed the restoration of the house that Refugio Reyes built and lived in, to turn it into a museum displaying the architect's models, plans, materials and furniture. Although it was inaugurated on December 30, 2013, at the end of the three-year term of Mayor Lorena Martínez, it remained inactive for the next two years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macías Zúñiga |first=Mario César |date=18 September 2014 |title=Casa Museo Refugio Reyes no ha Sido Abierta Porque es Insegura: IMAC |url=http://www.palestraaguascalientes.com/casa-museo-refugio-reyes-no-ha-sido-abierta-porque-es-insegura-imac/ |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=Palestra Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> Finally, in April 2015, it was announced that it would not open its doors to the public due to budgetary problems of the municipal administration,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mora Legaspi |first=Mario |date=21 April 2015 |title=IMAC Decide Desaparecer Museo en Honor de Refugio Reyes Rivas |url=http://www.palestraaguascalientes.com/imac-decide-desaparecer-museo-en-honor-de-refugio-reyes-rivas/ |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=Palestra Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> and because the space did not have the conditions to establish a museum.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2015 |title=Casa Refugio Reyes, sin las condiciones necesarias para ser museo - La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |language=es |work=La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |url=http://www.lja.mx/2015/08/casa-refugio-reyes-sin-las-condiciones-necesarias-para-ser-museo/ |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the house opened its doors, not as a museum, but as a cultural space for teaching crafts and imparting artistic workshops by the Instituto Municipal Aguascalentense para la Cultura (IMAC).<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 2017 |title=Convertirá IMAC Casa Refugio Reyes en espacio de enseñanza de oficios - La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |language=es |work=La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |url=http://www.lja.mx/2017/03/convertira-imac-casa-refugio-reyes-en-espacio-ensenanza-oficios/ |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2017 |title=Imparten cursos de artesanías en la Casa Refugio Reyes - La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |language=es |work=La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |url=http://www.lja.mx/2017/04/imparten-cursos-artesanias-en-la-casa-refugio-reyes/ |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Lidia Camacho, director of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, noted that two of Refugio Reyes' works, the Templo de San Antonio and the Templo de la Purísima, were in the process of becoming artistic monuments of the nation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Olvera Zurita |first=Carlos |date=28 May 2018 |title=INAH Aguascalientes se hará cargo de San Antonio y La Purísima una vez que sean declarados monumentos artísticos - La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |language=es |work=La Jornada Aguascalientes (LJA.mx) |url=http://www.lja.mx/2018/05/inah-aguascalientes-se-hara-cargo-de-san-antonio-y-la-purisima-una-vez-que-sean-declarados-monumentos-artisticos/ |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>

In December 2021, the exhibition ''Utilidad y deleite: Trazos de Refugio Reyes'', curated by Andrés Reyes Rodríguez, was presented at the Museo Regional de Historia de Aguascalientes, with a series of objects, plans, photographs and drawings by Refugio Reyes himself, his family or people close to him. The purpose of the exhibition was to pay tribute to the architect by showing his professional and daily activities, and the relationship with his work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muñoz |first=Fabián |date=17 December 2021 |title=Café Fausto {{!}} Las utilidades y deleites de Refugio Reyes |url=https://www.elsoldelcentro.com.mx/analisis/cafe-fausto-las-utilidades-y-deleites-de-refugio-reyes-7622366.html |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=El Sol del Centro {{!}} Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Aguascalientes y el Mundo |language=es}}</ref> The exhibition was also presented at the Museo de Zacatecas in 2022, as part of the Zacatecas Cultural Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2022 |title=Inauguran la exposición histórica "Utilidad y Deleite: Trazos de Refugio Reyes en Zacatecas" |url=https://www.testigoocular.com/inauguran-la-exposicion-historica-utilidad-y-deleite-trazos-de-refugio-reyes-en-zacatecas/ |access-date=12 May 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

== Main works == thumb|Profile of the Templo de San Antonio.

=== Templo de San Antonio === {{Main|Temple of Saint Anthony of Padua}}

The first stone of the Templo de San Antonio was placed on October 4, 1895.<ref name=":0" /> It is the most emblematic work of Refugio Reyes and one of the symbols of Aguascalientes. It is considered a masterpiece of eclecticism, not only because of the mixture of styles, but also of epochs: from the 19th century because of the neoclassical motifs and from the 20th century because of its steel dome.<ref name=":10">{{Harvard citation text|López García|2000|p=101}}</ref>

The project was commissioned by the Franciscan order of the city to the young architect Refugio Reyes, who had already shown signs of his talent in the neighboring state of Zacatecas. In his first attempt, he designed a Gothic style building that was not approved due to the estimated cost, 300,000 pesos of the time. Although Reyes' second proposal was approved and construction began in 1895, the project was cancelled due to budgetary problems. The owner of the Hacienda de la Cantera and the La Regenadora tobacco factory, Antonio Morfin Vargas, ordered the resumption of the work in September 1897 under the commitment to assume all the costs derived from the construction.<ref name=":7" /> left|thumb|Monument to Refugio Reyes Rivas in front of the Templo de San Antonio. One of the anecdotes surrounding this building happened in 1906, when the work on the temple was finished. The engineer Camilo Pani predicted that the dome would not resist and would succumb under its own weight when the scaffolding was removed. In response, Refugio Reyes asked his family to stand under the dome when the supports were removed. The dome held as Reyes had envisioned.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Campos|2002|p=9}}</ref> José Luis Ruvalcaba attributes the success of the construction to the technological innovation Reyes achieved by placing the double-drum dome through a mixed construction system between the cutting of the stones with a series of metal rings based on rails. This gives the impression that the dome ''flies'' above the vault.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obras de Refugio Reyes en Aguascalientes: Templo de San Antonio |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACCe6p1OZwY |access-date=17 April 2015 |publisher=OnceTV |language=es}}</ref>

The structure of the temple is of Latin cross. The sacristy occupies the entire width of the temple up to the apse, in the image of the Jesuit churches. Also, within the construction, architectural solutions very characteristic of the Mexican and Hispanic tradition can be appreciated.<ref name=":8" />

One of the most outstanding features of the building is its monumental verticality, reinforced by the central tower<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Gutiérrez|1997|p=448}}</ref> and its Byzantine dome. The tops that crown the two lateral turrets give it a ''Tempietto'' air. The columns present in the two bodies in which the facade is divided are neoclassical, as their capitals allude to the Greco-Latin canon. At the base there are Doric columns, in the middle there are Ionic columns and at the top is the originally called Corinthian order, which is actually a composite order. The double drum dome is perhaps reminiscent of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London built by the architect Sir Christopher Wren, which reinforces the idea of the palette of styles that characterize the eclecticism of Refugio Reyes.<ref name=":10" />

Inside, the paintings narrating the miracles of St. Anthony<ref>{{Cite web |title=Templo de San Antonio |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/templo-de-san-antonio |access-date=19 August 2018 |publisher=Gobierno de Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Templo de San Antonio, Aguascalientes |url=https://www.travelbymexico.com/aguascalientes/atractivos/?nom=eagsantonio |access-date=6 March 2019 |website=Travel By Mexico |language=es}}</ref> were conceived by Refugio's second cousin, the Zacatecan-born painter Candelario Rivas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candelario Rivas: Comienzos en Zacatecas |url=http://www.crivasart.org/fh_pages/zacatecas_e.htm |access-date=1 April 2014 |publisher=The Life and Art of Candelario Rivas |language=es}}</ref>

The value of the Templo de San Antonio lies not only in architectural aspects, but also in urban planning. Being placed in the break of the current Zaragoza Street, it works as a visual auction, especially for the verticality of its facade.<ref name=":6" /> thumb|Façade of the Templo de la Purísima Concepción in Aguascalientes.

=== Templo de la Purísima Concepción === The Templo de la Purísima Concepción began to be built on July 18, 1902, according to Refugio Reyes himself in his work log. The Temple breaks with the tradition of the Latin cross plan, because taking advantage of the triangular shape of the construction site, the only nave was lengthened to finish it with three parallel ones, thus creating a basilica floor that surrounds the presbytery. This construction differs greatly from the Templo de San Antonio, because unlike the former, here sobriety and solidity predominate; although it is also an eclectic work that combines neoclassical and gothic elements.<ref name=":1" />

The lighting work is remarkable, mainly because of the pointed arch windows and oculi at the top of the side walls, and also because of the semicircular arch windows in the doorway, which illuminate the choir.<ref name=":1" />

By the 1970s, this work underwent an exhaustive restoration process. The roof vaults were on the verge of collapsing due to the low quality of the materials with which they were built. The architects José Luis Calderón and Bernardo Calderón saved the building, using the alms collected by the presbyter Salvador Jiménez.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974}}</ref>

=== Museo de Aguascalientes === {{Main|Aguascalientes Museum}}

This building has had several owners and different uses. At the end of the 19th century, Antonio Morfín Vargas sold it to the Días Portillo sisters, who built a Catholic School. At that time the building only had a patio and was built in adobe. The Sociedad Administradora de Bienes Raíces "La Esperanza" acquired the property on September 29, 1913. On December 1, 1914, according to the Law of Public Instruction, the building became the Normal School for Teachers through the intervention of Governor Alberto Fuentes Dávila.<ref name=":11">{{Harvard citation text|Ramírez López|Méndez Martínez|Padilla Núñez|Torres Aguirre|2013|p=147}}</ref> left|thumb|260x260px|Façade of the Museo de Aguascalientes. Later, during the administration of Governor General Martin Triana, Refugio Reyes was entrusted with the intervention of the building, which included a neoclassical portico, a second courtyard with ambulatories and rooms with the architect's personal touch.<ref name=":11" />

In 1975 the building was acquired by the administration of José Refugio Esparza Reyes, who converted it into the Museo de Aguascalientes as part of the celebrations of the fourth centennial of the city.<ref name=":11" /> The current image of the building is due to the work of Refugio Reyes, as the author of its reconstruction and expansion.

For the time of the building, the neoclassical style may seem late, but it has the typology of a classic tetrastyle temple of compound order, which is well executed. In the interior of the building there are two patios with peristyles of slender columns,<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Gutiérrez|1997|p=442}}</ref> representative of the aguascalentense architecture of the time.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|López García|2000|p=107}}</ref>

The importance of this building lies not only in its execution, but also in the collection it houses, especially that of two of the most representative artists of the city: Jesús F. Contreras and Saturnino Herrán.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberga el Museo de Aguascalientes obra de grandes maestros de la pintura y escultura de México |url=http://www.cultura.gob.mx/noticias/museos-galerias-y-arquitectura/11734-alberga-el-museo-de-aguascalientes-obra-de-grandes-maestros-de-la-pintura-y-escultura-de-mexico.html |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=CONACULTA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530135234/http://www.cultura.gob.mx/noticias/museos-galerias-y-arquitectura/11734-alberga-el-museo-de-aguascalientes-obra-de-grandes-maestros-de-la-pintura-y-escultura-de-mexico.html |archive-date=2016-05-30 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Museo de Aguascalientes |url=http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/temas/cultura/espacios/museos/m_aguas.aspx |access-date=26 March 2014 |publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref>

=== Hotel Francia === thumb|260x260px|View of Hotel Francia (1915), later converted into a Sanborns store. The Hotel Francia dates from 1917. Like so many of Refugio Reyes' buildings, it uses the octagon to center all the decorative elements on the corner. This gives the building twin facades and three entrances.<ref name=":16">{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=22}}</ref>

Located right in front of the Cathedral and the Plaza Patria, this characteristic building has diverse architectural elements, from baroque to neoclassical styles: broken pediments, semicircular arches, segmental arches and lintels with circular pediments, among others.<ref name=":12">{{Harvard citation text|López García|2000|p=111}}</ref> In this building the balconies stand out for their artistic ironwork, as well as some French style details, with a worked and intricate masonry work in the columns, frames and lintels,<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |title=Aguascalientes. Guía para descubrir los encantos del estado |publisher=Océano |year=2009 |isbn=978-607-400-055-9 |editor-last=Muñoz |editor-first=Ángel Miguel |location=México |language=es}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite book |last=León Portilla de Diener |first=Adriana |title=Aguascalientes, un puente entre la tradición y la modernidad |publisher=Ediciones Nueva Guía |year=2001 |isbn=978-968-6963-82-3 |location=México |language=es}}</ref> as well as the craftsmanship, especially the reliefs of heads, such as the one in the corner opening of the facade, which is in an excellent state of preservation.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|pp=98-100}}</ref>

It is said that it was in the lobby of the hotel where Juan S. Garrido found the inspiration to compose the famous song ''"La pelea de gallos"'' on April 25, 1943, anthem of the Feria Nacional de San Marcos.<ref name=":13" />

Since 1998 the building has been a Sanborns store,<ref name=":12" /> occupying the site of the original hotel. The first floor, which housed the Fausto Café, is now the restaurant of the well-known store.<ref name=":13" /> left|thumb|260x260px|Templo del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Aguascalientes, Ages.

=== Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe === It is a baroque temple of the 18th century that was intervened for the first time in 1907, by Refugio Reyes. The project that he presented in 1919 for the towers was discarded and in 1925 a project proposed by the Inspection of Artistic and Historical Monuments began to be carried out. In 1936 the architect Luis del Refugio Palacios began the execution of a new project that was soon discarded because it was about to collapse. Father Francisco Tiscareño then turned to Refugio Reyes to consolidate the new floor plan, of which no plans have been preserved. Reyes built the lateral naves of the sanctuary, as well as the cubes for the towers, executed in the 70's by an architect who respects Reyes' typology, Víctor Manuel Villegas.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villegas|1974|p=42}}</ref><ref name=":14" /> thumb|260x260px|Facade of the Hotel París (1912), now the State Congress.

=== Hotel París === This building functioned since its construction, from 1912 to 1914, until 1982 as a hotel, year in which it became the State Congress.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|López García|2000|p=102}}</ref> It is located in front of the Plaza Patria and is one of the most emblematic buildings of Refugio Reyes Rivas.

It has a three-story façade made of pink quarry stone. As is common in Reyes, it occupies the neoclassical style in combination with ''art nouveau''. The main entrance has two floors and is in the form of a niche. The second level has balconies with double-hung windows in the shape of a bifora. On the third level there are rectangular windows and cushioned walls. The interior has Doric columns and a staircase with balusters very typical of the neoclassical style.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antiguo Palacio Legislativo |url=https://www.vivaaguascalientes.com/Plantilla/55/113/videos |access-date=19 August 2015 |language=es}}</ref>

This hotel received among its guests Francisco Villa, revolutionary leader, and other generals during the Convention of Aguascalientes of October 1914. Later, presidents Miguel Alemán, Adolfo López Mateos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, as well as artists such as Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", also stayed in this hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basáñez Loyola |first=Alejandro |title=Los primeros hoteles de Aguascalientes - Revista Líder Empresarial |url=https://www.liderempresarial.com/time-out/los-primeros-hoteles-de-aguascalientes/ |access-date=24 July 2018 |website=www.liderempresarial.com |language=es}}</ref>

== Chronology of works == The following lists contain information about the book ''En Aguascalientes Refugio Reyes se revalora'':<ref name=":1" /> {| class="wikitable" |+ style="background:black; color:white" |In Zacatecas !Work !Year !Participation of Refugio Reyes and description !Image |- |Chapel of Nápoles |1878 |Located in Guadalupe (Zacatecas), Refugio Reyes participated in the decoration of the chapel. | |- |Casa de Father Sánchez |1878 |Private house located in Guadalupe. Reyes participated as a mason and stonemason. | |- |Entrance doorway and portico of the Hospice of Guadalupe |1880 |Reyes made the entrance doorway. | |- |Mercado de Guadalupe |1885 |Market located in Guadalupe. The design was in charge of Carlos Suárez Fiallo, Refugio Reyes participated in it. | |- |Clock Tower, Templo de Guadalupe |1886 |This was his first formal commission. In this work he combines the neo-Gothic and Mudejar styles with the Baroque of the temple's façade. |100x100px |- |Mercado Jesús González Ortega |1888 |Located in the capital of Zacatecas, Reyes worked on its construction and later took over the direction to finish the building. |100x100px |- |Altars of the Templo de San Francisco |1890 |Temple located in Zacatecas. The architect participated in the elaboration of the altars. | |- |Santuario de Guadalupe in Zacatecas or Guadalupito |1891 |Reyes participated in all the stages of the construction, which was suspended when Father Anastasio Díaz, in charge of the work, died. He would later continue to supervise the work until the end of his life. |133x133px |- |Sculpture of Cuauhtémoc |1893 |Located in Zacatecas. It was part of a set of sculptures for a house that is in front of the Templo de Santo Domingo.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=del Hoyo Calzada |first=Bernardo |date=August 2014 |title=La casa de Cuauhtémoc en Zacatecas. |url=https://issuu.com/revistacmic/docs/construyendo_zacatecas_cmic_agosto |journal=Construyendo Zacatecas |language=es |volume=6 |issue=27 |access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> |133x133px |- |Chapel of the Hacienda Río de Medina |1898-1901 |Chapel of Saín Alto. Neoclassical work. Construction of the façade and completion of the chapel.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=440}}</ref> | |- |Templo de San Francisco de los Adame |1907-1941 |Temple dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Luis Moya (formerly San Francisco de los Adame).<ref name=":17">{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=400}}</ref> Reyes designed the dome, the entrance to the atrium and the chapel tower of the hacienda.<ref name=":17" /> Refugio himself noted that he began the tower project in 1940 with the economic support of Delfina Castorena.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arellano López |first=Javier |date=18 April 2015 |title=Del Sitio San Francisco a Luis Moya |url=http://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/del-sitio-san-franciscoa-luis-moya-23-16-2d |access-date=5 January 2017 |publisher=Imagen Zacatecas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106101823/http://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/del-sitio-san-franciscoa-luis-moya-23-16-2d |archive-date=2017-01-06 |language=es}}</ref> |133x133px |- |Chapel of the Hacienda de Tacoaleche |1941 |Located in Guadalupe, this work began two years after his death, so it was not finished by him. | |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ style="background:black; color:white" |In Aguascalientes !Work !Year !Participation of Refugio Reyes and description !Image |- |Templo de San Isidro Labrador |1893 |Located in the Hacienda de Garabato, it was the first construction commissioned to Refugio Reyes in Aguascalientes, where he erected a work in a single nave that ends in an apse. |100x100px |- |Templo de San Antonio |1895 |It is the most famous and representative building of Refugio Reyes, in which a great number of styles coexist. |143x143px |- |Hotel Washington |1896 |Remodeling of the hotel, first of its kind in the city. Later it became the Colonial Cinema and, after its demolition, the south and north facades were rescued, which are now part of the Plaza Fundadores. |100x100px |- |El Soyatal |1897 |Located in the Hacienda El Soyatal, it is very similar to the Iglesia de San Isidro Labrador, Garabato. In this work, Refugio Reyes creates a sturdy, solid construction with flared arches. |100x100px |- |Tower of the Templo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario |1900 |5 years earlier a lightning strike had collapsed the two upper bodies of the tower, which had been previously damaged during the ''Guerra de Reforma'' (Reform War). The repair of the tower, in neo-Gothic style, was completed in 1906. |133x133px |- |Templo de la Purísima Concepción |1902 |Unlike other churches built by Refugio Reyes, this one has a basilica floor. It is characterized by its sobriety and solidity. |133x133px |- |Archivo Histórico del Estado |1902 |Building remodeled by Refugio Reyes,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortez |first=Luis Gerardo |date=1 November 2016 |title=Historia de la casa del Archivo Histórico de Aguascalientes |url=http://termapolis.com.mx/detallenota.php?idn=3543 |access-date=21 August 2016 |publisher=Termápolis |language=es}}</ref> in which he built a corridor around the first patio. The roof is supported by slender metal columns. |100x100px |- |Casa Refugio Reyes |1903 |In 1903, Refugio Reyes acquires a house near the center of the city, which had only one floor in brick, so he made an extension. It currently houses the Museo "Refugio Reyes Rivas" (Refugio Reyes Rivas Museum).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Construirán Museo a Refugio Reyes Rivas |url=http://www.palestraaguascalientes.com/construiran-museo-a-refugio-reyes-rivas/ |access-date=22 March 2014 |publisher=Palestra Aguascalientes |language=es}}</ref> |133x133px |- |Panteón de la Cruz |1903 |One of the main features of the pantheon, the pink quarry stone portico in the shape of Omega (Ω), was designed and built by Reyes. The portico that connects the Panteón de la Cruz with the Panteón de los Ángeles, as well as various funerary monuments in both cemeteries, were designed and executed by Refugio Reyes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=El templo del Señor de los Rayos y sus dos Cementerios: de La Cruz y de Los Ángeles |url=http://www.hidrocalidodigital.com/reportajes/articulo.php?idtipo=3&idnota=304 |access-date=22 March 2014 |publisher=Hidrocálido Digital | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030047/http://www.hidrocalidodigital.com/reportajes/articulo.php?idtipo=3&idnota=304 | archive-date=2015-09-24 |language=es}}</ref> |100x100px |- |Banco Nacional de México |1905 |Officially the project was in charge of engineer Samuel Chávez, since Reyes lacked a university degree. However, it has several characteristics that are present in other of his buildings. It is a neoclassical building and the main entrance has an eave, which gives it a perspective to the street. |178x178px |- |Casa de Manuel Flores |1905 |It was designed in a neoclassical style. | |- |Banco de Zacatecas |1906 |Its basic structure is neoclassical, but mixes Renaissance elements. The first floor is Doric and the second floor is Ionic. |100x100px |- |Altar of Nuestra Señora del Refugio |1906 |This is a neo-Gothic style work made of yellow quarry stone inside the Templo del Señor del Encino. Refugio Reyes made the portico of this temple, as well as the wall and the access to the atrium, which is related to the one he built in the Convent of Guadalupe in Zacatecas. |133x133px |- |Altar of the Cathedral and Cypress |1907 |The Cypress is of neoclassical style and is carved in white Carrara marble. He also participated in the remodeling of the precinct, enlarging it from one to three naves, in which he used flared arches that give it greater depth. |100x100px |- |Juan de Montoro, no. 425 |1917 |This is a house with the traditional central courtyard layout. |100x100px |- |Templo de San Diego |1908 |Reyes built a lateral nave that borders the cloister of the ex-convent. For this work he used semicircular arches. He was also in charge of building two lateral altars. |100x100px |- |Morelos Street, No. 309 |1908 |The façade has two levels and is made of pink quarry stone. Each level has seven openings. Inside, its layout presents the classic central patio. |100x100px |- |Baths of Ojocaliente |1908 |Also called Ancient Baths of Ojocaliente or Great Baths, they were intervened by Reyes. In the access portico he placed a three-point arch and also rounded the façade. |100x100px |- |Escobedo Mansion |1908 |This is a two-story French style building. It has some neoclassical characteristics and a central courtyard layout. |100x100px |- |Museo Regional de Historia de Aguascalientes |1908 |Refugio Reyes remodeled the patio and the façade. The building has a neoclassical style, although the arches of the facade are ''art nouveau''. In addition, in the interior there is a neo-Gothic style chapel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museo Regional de Historia de Aguascalientes |url=http://www.inah.gob.mx/es/red-de-museos/235-museo-regional-de-historia-de-aguascalientes |access-date=30 March 2014 |publisher=Palestra Aguascalientes |language=es |archive-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510135349/http://www.inah.gob.mx/es/red-de-museos/235-museo-regional-de-historia-de-aguascalientes |url-status=dead }}</ref> |100x100px |- |Casa Alfonso Esparza Oteo, Allende 238 |1908 |Dwelling house designed and built by Refugio Reyes. It has a neoclassical style with a central courtyard. It was the house where the composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo was born.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centro de Investigación y Estudios Literarios de Aguascalientes Fraguas |url=https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=centro_cultural&table_id=2088 |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural |language=es}}</ref> In 1980 it became the Music Department of the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, and in 2004 it was acquired by the State Government, becoming the CIELA Fraguas (Centro de Investigación de Estudios Literarios de Aguascalientes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CIELA Fraguas |url=https://www.mexicoescultura.com/recinto/67431/ciela-fraguas.html |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=www.mexicoescultura.com |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Centro de Investigación de Estudios Literarios de Aguascalientes (CIELA) Fraguas - Hidrocálido Digital |url=http://www.hidrocalidodigital.com/reportajes/articulo.php?idtipo=3&idnota=309 |archive-date= |access-date=13 September 2014 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=164}}</ref> |100x100px |- |Hotel París |1910 |The eclectic style between neoclassical and ''art nouveau'' is due to the intervention of Refugio Reyes. |100x100px |- |Hacienda de Cañada Honda |1910 |It has semicircular arches in the corridor, elaborated with yellow quarry stone of Cavellinas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hacienda Cañada Honda |url=http://www.turimexico.com/aguascalientes/canahonst.php |access-date=23 March 2015 |publisher=Turi México |language=es}}</ref> Some elements of the hacienda have elements of the Sauceda, native community of Reyes. |100x100px |- |Monument to the Centennial of the Independence |1910 |Placed in the commemoration of the centennial of the Independence of Mexico, this obelisk is made of yellow quarry stone and is dedicated to the natives of Aguascalientes who participated in the insurgent movement. It is composed of three bodies: the square base with scrolls in the corners; the prism-shaped body with four columns that have a Corinthian capital in which are inscribed the names of some insurgents such as Pedro Parga, Santos Ortega, José Calvillo and Matías de Lara; and an obelisk that emerges from a cornice with a central half circle where a medallion with a floral crown is engraved. The obelisk has vegetal elements, such as laurel branches and elements that allude to the homeland, as well as a pyramidal shape at the top.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|pp=378-379}}</ref> |133x133px |- |Templo de Cristo Rey |1911 |A building created with apparent partition walls. |100x100px |- |Cathedral Chapter |1913 |The particular facade was built with pink quarry stone; it has horseshoe arches that give it a touch of Mudejar reminiscence, but also reminiscent of ''art nouveau''. |133x133px |- |Hotel Regis |1914 |It has two levels that combine neoclassical and ''art nouveau'' styles. |100x100px |- |Casa de Ignacio Ortiz |1915 |The house is of yellow quarry stone with a fundamentally sober neoclassical style. |133x133px |- |Hotel Imperial |1915 |This building, dating from 1560, has undergone several modifications. In the time of Refugio Reyes it was used as a casino, so it was given its characteristic style. |100x100px |- |Hotel Francia |1915 |This famous hotel, formerly owned by Felipe Nieto, was remodeled in 1915 under the order of Refugio Reyes, who combined diverse construction and ornamental styles to complete the project. |100x100px |- |La Casa de la Gardenia |1915-1919<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=171}}</ref> |Since the 1980s this building has served as the Jaime Torres Bodet Library. It was originally built to house the establishment of José and Luis G. Laris, called "La Gardenia". In this building, like others, the ochave was used in the corners; it also has a central courtyard. |133x133px |- |Castillo Douglas |1917 |One of the versions is that the businessman Juan Douglas ordered the construction of a medieval style house with the architect Federico Ernesto Mariscal Piña; but the latter accepted under the condition of having a good master builder to take charge of the construction. He finally chose Refugio Reyes, who was able to put his particular stamp on this work.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":15" /> |133x133px |- |Chalet Douglas |1917 |This house, designed by an engineer named Wolf, was built next to Castillo Douglas. Reyes would be in charge of carrying out this project which, unlike the castle, has a neoclassical style with elements characteristic of Reyes, such as the quarry stone trim on doors and windows. |100x100px |- |Mercado Terán |1918 |Now disappeared. It had segmental arches supported by Tuscan quarry columns. | |- |El Número 8 |1918 |The building served as a house and warehouse, and later became a store. In 1991 the State Government transformed it into the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Museum of Contemporary Art). The building is built in the shape of an ochave, where the main door is, so it has two facades with few decorative elements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Número 8 |url=http://www.disfruta-aguascalientes.com/QueVisitar/Museos/museo-de-arte-contemporaneo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320135403/http://www.disfruta-aguascalientes.com/QueVisitar/Museos/museo-de-arte-contemporaneo.html |archive-date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 August 2015 |publisher=Disfruta Aguascalientes}}</ref> |100x100px |- |Hidalgo Hospital |1920 |Inaugurated in 1903, its construction was completed in 1920, when the upper floors were finished. | |- |Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |1920 |It is a baroque construction of the 18th century, intervened for the first time in 1907, by Refugio Reyes. |133x133px |- |Museo de Aguascalientes |1920 |Refugio Reyes was in charge of the renovation of the building as well as the construction of the second patio, as it is known today. In those years it was the State Normal School. |149x149px |- |Palacio Municipal de Calvillo (demolished) |1921-1925 |The governor of Aguascalientes at that time, Rafael Arellano Valle gave great impulse to the infrastructure in the municipality of Calvillo, so he requested a municipal palace to Refugio Reyes. The façade had two sections and five entrances. The second body had a cornice on which there were five windows. The central window had a broken curved pediment. The building had a pyramidal crest. It is not known why the building was demolished, but it was replaced by the one that currently serves the same purpose.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=364}}</ref> | |- |La Popular |1923 |This building was a store called "Compañía de Abarrotes La Popular", which was remodeled by Refugio Reyes. Before this remodeling it had only one floor. |133x133px |- |Teatro Cine Palacio |1925 |It was ordered to be built by Roberto Barnola. Part of the payment that Refugio Reyes received for its construction was a lifetime pass, which he used until his death. In 1943 this building burned down. | |- |Casa Enrique Osornio Camarena |1932 |From 1932 to 1936, Enrique Osornio Camarena was the Constitutional Governor of Aguascalientes. When he began his term of office, Refugio Reyes built this estate that combines neoclassical style with art nouveau. |133x133px |- |Sindicato Ferrocarrilero |1939 |It was commissioned by Governor J. Concepción Rodríguez (1939-1940). Although Refugio Reyes presented a French style project, the execution required a functionalist style building, very modern for the time. |100x100px |- |Casa de Allende 224 |n/d |Reyes remodeled and rebuilt the interior of the house, which later became the Guadalupe Victoria School and later the Language Center of the Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes.<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=196}}</ref> |100x100px |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ style="background:black; color:white" |In other States !Work !Year !Location !Participation of Refugio Reyes and description !Image |- |Templo de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |1908 |Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco |The temple was begun by Heraclio Jiménez on March 15, 1867, but was retaken by Refugio Reyes in 1908, who designed the vaults and the dome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipios de Jalisco: Encarnación de Díaz |url=http://www.jalisco.gob.mx/es/jalisco/municipios/encarnacion-de-diaz |access-date=6 May 2016 |publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco |language=es}}</ref> |100x100px |- |Altar of the Parroquia de la Misericordia<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Villanueva Clavel|Gómez Serrano|Reyes Rodríguez|Martínez Delgado|2013|p=419}}</ref> |1911-1912 |Ocotlán, Jalisco | |154x154px |}

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Templo De San Isidro - Garabato (1).JPG|Templo de San Isidro Labrador (1893), Hacienda de Garabato, Ags. File:Vista del Templo de San Antonio (Aguascalientes).jpg|Templo de San Antonio (Aguascalientes), 1895. File:Cúpula de doble tambor del Templo de San Antonio (Aguascalientes).jpg|Double drum dome of the Templo de San Antonio, 1895, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Detalle de uno de los dos torreoncillos del Templo de San Antonio (Aguascalientes).jpg|Detail of one of the two turrets of the Templo de San Antonio, 1895, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Fachada del Hotel Washington (1896), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Façade of the Hotel Washington (1896), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Contrafachada del Hotel Washigton (1896), de Refugio Reyes.jpg|Inner façade of the Hotel Washington (1896), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Templo de El Soyatal, El Colorado, Aguascalientes (de Refugio Reyes) 05.jpg|Templo de El Soyatal (1897), Aguascalientes. File:Templo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1900), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Tower of the Templo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1900), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Fachada del Templo de la Purísima Concepción en Aguascalientes 2.jpg|Façade of the Templo de la Purísima Concepción (1902), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Altar de Nuestra Señora del Refugio (1906), dentro del Templo del Señor del Encino, Aguascalientes, Ags..JPG|Altar of Nuestra Señora del Refugio (1906), inside the Templo del Señor del Encino, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Detalle de la rampa del Templo del Señor del Encino, Aguascalientes, Ags..JPG|Detail of the ramp of the Templo del Señor del Encino (1906), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Ciprés de la Catedral de Aguascalientes (1907), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Cypress of the Cathedral of Aguascalientes (1907). File:Casa calle Morelos, 309 (1908), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Casa Morelos Street, 309 (1908), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Fachada de los Baños de Ojocaliente, Aguascalientes, Ags. 2.JPG|Facade of the Ojocaliente Baths (1908), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Interior de los Baños de Ojocaliente (1908).JPG|Inside of the Ojocaliente Baths (1908), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Museo Regional de Aguascalientes (1908) de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Museo Regional de Aguascalientes (1908). File:Mansión Escobedo (1908), actual Hotel Alameda, Aguascalientes, Ags. 4.JPG|Escobedo Mansion (1908), now Hotel Alameda, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Primer patio del Museo Regional de Aguascalientes (1908) de Refugio Reyes Rivas 1.jpg|First patio of the Museo Regional de Aguascalientes (1908). File:Cabildo Catedralicio (1913), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Cathedral Chapter (1913), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Hotel Regis (1914) de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Hotel Regis (1914), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Hotel Francia (1915), de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Hotel Francia (1915), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Casa de Ignacio Ortiz (1915), actual sede de Profeco, de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Casa de Ignacio Ortiz (1915), current headquarters of PROFECO, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:La Casa de la Gardenia (1916), actualmente Biblioteca Jaime Torres Bodet, de Refugio Reyes Rivas 1.jpg|La Casa de la Gardenia (1916), now Jaime Torres Bodet Library, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Castillo Douglas (1917), erigido por Refugio Reyes Rivas 1.jpg|Castillo Douglas (1917), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Chalet Douglas (1917), erigido por Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Chalet Douglas (1917), Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Fachada del Hotel París (1919), actual Congreso del Estado, de Refugio Reyes Rivas.jpg|Hotel París (1919), present-day State Congress, Aguascalientes, Ags. File:Torre del Templo del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Aguascalientes, Ags..jpg|Tower of the Templo del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Aguascalientes, Ags. (completed by Victor Manuel Villegas in 1973). File:Monumento a Refugio Reyes Rivas 1.JPG|Monument to Refugio Reyes Rivas in front of the Templo de San Antonio, Aguascalientes, Ags. </gallery>

== See also ==

* Museo de Aguascalientes * Templo de San Antonio

== Notes == <references group="note" />

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== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book |last=Campos |first=Marcos Antonio |title=Saturnino Herrán en Aguascalientes y la Ciudad de México |publisher=Filo de Agua |year=2002 |isbn=968-5269-07-6 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Cervantes Moreno |first=Juan Humberto |title=Crónica Urbana de Aguascalientes |publisher=Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Urbano de Aguascalientes (1998-2004) |year=1998–2004 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Esquer |first=Ricardo |title=La Cultura Arquitectónica de Aguascalientes |publisher=Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Aguascalientes |year=1987 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Gutiérrez |first=Ramón |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LvW8hCrsQdEC |title=Urbanismo y Arquitectura en Iberoamérica |publisher=Cátedra |year=1997 |isbn=84-376-0442-7 |location=Madrid |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=León Portilla de Diener |first=Adriana |title=Aguascalientes, un puente entre la tradición y la modernidad |publisher=Ediciones Nueva Guía |year=2001 |isbn=978-968-6963-82-3 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=López García |first=Jesús |url=http://digeset.ucol.mx/tesis_posgrado/Pdf/J._Jesus_Lopez_Garcia.PDF |title=Arquitectura de Aguascalientes: La primera mitad del siglo XX |publisher=Universidad de Colima; Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Universidad de Guanajuato |year=2005 |location=México |language=es |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060429/http://digeset.ucol.mx/tesis_posgrado/Pdf/J._Jesus_Lopez_Garcia.PDF |archive-date=7 April 2014}} * {{Cite book |last=López García |first=J. Jesús |title=Perfiles arquitectónicos. Una mirada a la ciudad de Aguascalientes |publisher=Ayuntamiento de Aguascalientes |year=2000 |isbn=970-18-5478-0 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Medina Sánchez |first=Gabriela Monserrat |url=https://issuu.com/icaeditorial/docs/refugio |title=Refugio Reyes |publisher=Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes |year=2015 |isbn=978-607-9444-23-5 |location=Aguascalientes |language=es}} * {{Cite book |title=Aguascalientes. Guía para descubrir los encantos del estado |publisher=Océano |year=2009 |isbn=978-607-400-055-9 |editor-last=Muñoz |editor-first=Ángel Miguel |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last1=Ramírez López |first1=Francisco Javier |title=En Aguascalientes Refugio Reyes se revalora |last2=Méndez Martínez |first2=Leonor Elena |last3=Padilla Núñez |first3=Mónica Cristina |last4=Torres Aguirre |first4=Luis Ernesto |last5=Díaz Blanco |first5=David Alejandro |publisher=Secretaría de Obras Públicas del Municipio de Aguascalientes |year=2013 |edition=1st |location=Aguascalientes |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last1=Ramírez López |first1=Francisco Javier |title=Camina y Revalora el corazón de México. Aguascalientes |last2=Méndez Martínez |first2=Leonor Elena |last3=Franco |first3=Fernando |last4=Padilla Núñez |first4=Mónica Cristina |last5=Torres Aguirre |first5=Luis Ernesto |last6=Díaz Blanco |first6=David Alejandro |publisher=Secretaría de Obras Públicas del Municipio de Aguascalientes, Archivo General Municipal Aguascalientes, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes |year=2013 |edition=1st |location=Aguascalientes |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Reyes Rodríguez |first=Andrés |title=Adiós, arquitecto sin título. Breves relatos sobre Refugio Reyes |publisher=H. Ayuntamiento de Aguascalientes, Instituto Municipal Aguascalentense para la Cultura |year=2012 |isbn=9786079594404 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Reyes Rodríguez |first=Andrés |title=Refugio Reyes, una vida. El aprendizaje |publisher=H. Ayuntamiento de Aguascalientes, Instituto Municipal Aguascalentense para la Cultura |year=2013 |isbn=978-607-96216-3-6 |location=México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last1=Villanueva Clavel |first1=Jorge Guadalupe |title=Refugio Reyes Rivas, Arquitecto Empírico |last2=Gómez Serrano |first2=Jesús |last3=Reyes Rodríguez |first3=Andrés |last4=Martínez Delgado |first4=Gerardo |last5=Sifuentes Solís |first5=Marco Alejandro |last6=García Ruvalcaba |first6=José Luis |publisher=Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes |year=2013 |isbn=978-607-7585-71-8 |location=Aguascalientes, México |language=es}} * {{Cite book |last=Villegas |first=Víctor Manuel |title=Arquitectura de Refugio Reyes |publisher=Imprenta Madero |year=1974 |location=México |language=es}}

== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACCe6p1OZwY Refugio Reyes' work in Aguascalientes (documentary) (in Spanish)] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K06uU2sLthA Illustrious characters of Aguascalientes, documentary of Aguascalientes TV (in Spanish)] * [http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/segob/archivohistorico/docs/ilustres.pdf Illustrious characters of Aguascalientes (in Spanish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155950/http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/segob/archivohistorico/docs/ilustres.pdf |date=2014-03-30 }} * [http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/refugio-reyes-rivas-el-que-sabe...sabe.html ''Refugio Reyes: El que sabe...sabe'' (in Spanish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064638/http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/refugio-reyes-rivas-el-que-sabe...sabe.html |date=2014-04-07 }} * [http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldelcentro/notas/n3164645.htm Atalaya: Book by Refugio Reyes (in Spanish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815230511/http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldelcentro/notas/n3164645.htm |date=2016-08-15 }} * [http://www.inah.gob.mx/paseos/aguas/museo.swf Museo Regional de Historia de Aguascalientes, INAH (in Spanish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331082408/http://www.inah.gob.mx/paseos/aguas/museo.swf |date=2014-03-31 }} * 25x25px [https://w.wiki/5Yjd Works by Refugio Reyes Rivas] on Wikidata {{Commons}}

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