Max Borges-del Junco
| Max Borges y del Junco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 29, 1890 Jaruco, Cuba |
| Died |
June 9, 1963 Arlington, VA |
Maximino de la Luz Borges y del Junco (May 29, 1890 in Jaruco, Cuba - June 9, 1963, Arlington, VA) was a well-known Cuban architect and Minister of Public Works during the presidency of Dr. Federico Laredo y Brú of Cuba.
He graduated as an engineer in 1916 and as an architect in 1917. His first company was “Construcciones Max Borges” later renamed “Max Borges e Hijos”. He was married first to Enriqueta Recio y Heymann and they had three sons, Alberto (Plastic Surgeon...M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.) and Enrique and Max Borges y Recio both architects who joined their father in his firm). He later married Josefina Seiglie and they had Josefina and Ana Maria Borges y Seiglie.
References
- Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958, Guillermo Jimenez Soler (Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2007)
- The Havana Guide - Modern Architecture 1925-1965, Eduardo Luis Rodriguez (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000) ISBN 1-56898-210-0
- La Habana, Guia de Arquitectura, Maria Elena Zequeira & Eduardo Luis Rodriguez Fernandez, editors (Havana, Cuba: Ciudad de La Habana Provincial de Planificacion Fisica y Arquitectura, 1998) ISBN 84-8095-143-5
- Anuario Social de La Habana 1939, Julio de Cespedes & Miguel Baguer, editors (Havana, Cuba: Luz-Hilo, S.A., 1939)
- Directorio Social de la Habana 1948, Maria R. de Fontanills & Eduardo Fontanills, Jr., editors (Havana, Cuba: P. Fernandez y Cia., S. en C., 1948)
- Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949, Joaquin de Posada, Eduardo Cidre & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1949)
- Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950, Joaquin de Posada, Eduardo Cidre & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1950)
- Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1953, Joaquin de Posada & Pablo Alvarez de Canas, editors (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Lex, 1953)
- Registro Social de la Habana 1955, Julio de Cespedes, editor (Havana, Cuba: Molina y Cia., S.A., 1955)
- Registro Social de la Habana 1958, Julio de Cespedes, editor (Havana, Cuba: Molina y Cia., S.A., 1958)
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