Abstract
The Church of the Company of Jesus in Quito (1605–1765) is one of the most remarkable examples of colonial religious architecture on the World Heritage List. This church has multiple constructive phases and several interventions with no clear record of the entire architectural site, including the historical mortars. A total of 14 samples of coating mortars inside the central nave were taken, with the protocols suggested by the research team and a comparative sample of the architectural group that does not have intervention. The analysis presented in this paper focuses on mineralogical characterization, semi-quantitative analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with microanalysis of the samples. The results showed the presence of volcanic aggregate lime and gypsum, used in lining mortars and joint mortars. Mineralogical and textural composition data have allowed the mortar samples to be relatively dated.
Highlights
Historic buildings evolve over time and reflect upwardly the transfer of constructive knowledge
This study focused on the type of and its roofsgeographic and damaged the masonry of of themasonry
The methodology was based on a systematic process that began with the visual positioning given by the historical and constructive analysis of the place where the samples were taken
Summary
Historic buildings evolve over time and reflect upwardly the transfer of constructive knowledge. Quito, which was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1978 [1,2], has the better preserved historical centre of Latin America denominated the “Great Convent” [3]. 375.25 hectares with more than 4674 built properties of which 130 are monumental assets. The best example of both the interpretation of hierophany and dominance of power after the conquest is the Church of the Company of Jesus in Quito, which fuses the prehispanic building tradition with the European technique.
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