Don Juan Lorenzo Gutiérrez Altamirano de Velasco y Flores, Count of Santiago de Calimaya Mariano Guerrero (Mexican, active late 18th century). Don Juan Lorenzo Gutiérrez Altamirano de Velasco y Flores, Count of Santiago de Calimaya, ca. 1790. Oil on canvas, 73 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. ( x cm). Military service was one of the most effective means by which American-born colonials (known as Creoles), who were barred from the highest civic and ecclesiastical offices, could secure elite status within the imperial system. Don Juan Lorenzo, captain in the viceregal palace guard, was among New Spai
Don Juan Lorenzo Gutiérrez Altamirano de Velasco y Flores, Count of Santiago de Calimaya Mariano Guerrero (Mexican, active late 18th century). Don Juan Lorenzo Gutiérrez Altamirano de Velasco y Flores, Count of Santiago de Calimaya, ca. 1790. Oil on canvas, 73 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. ( x cm). Military service was one of the most effective means by which American-born colonials (known as Creoles), who were barred from the highest civic and ecclesiastical offices, could secure elite status within the imperial system. Don Juan Lorenzo, captain in the viceregal palace guard, was among New Spain’s highest-ranking Creoles, and he signaled his coveted ties to the Madrid court in this full-length portrait, displayed at his home. Here, a gold key protruding from his coat pocket symbolizes his appointment as Gentleman of the Royal Chamber of His Majesty. European Art ca. 1790
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