Behind the well -known work of Mexican architect Fernando González Gortázar, There was a love and passion for nature; González Gortázar could not contain the single admiration for the surrounding environment, but also enjoyed the Collection of plant species from various parts of the world for study and observation. Now, two years after his death, his personal botany collection was donated to the municipality of Guadalajara where you can visit.
This is how the Fernando González Gortázar botany collection looks.David Lozano Díaz
The architect did not have a simple obsession with the visual beauty of vegetation, really He worried about knowing all the biological aspects about the different species that he achieved or that needed to achieve. His interest and research was such that he came to give talks about vegetation, nature or landscaping within institutions such as the College of Architects of the State of Jalisco and various public universities. In addition, he co-founded in 1973 and presided over the Pro Habitat association, dedicated to the preservation of the environment and cultural heritage, from where he organized the annual forum The month of ecology.
He used to travel through different parts of the country with his family, during which addition to visit villages and contemplate the landscapes, I took the opportunity to collect sprouts of plants or seeds that would be interested in cultivating. So also in the trips that came out of the country, it achieved species that were impossible to acquire from Mexico, introducing exotic and beautiful species that carried out a deep investigation.
Some of the species in the collection come not only from Mexico but from other parts of the world.David Lozano Díaz
The Fernando González Gortázar botany collection will now have a special place in Guadalajara so that people interested in the environment can learn from the species it houses.David Lozano Díaz
Before he died, his collection was in two places. The part where the greatest number of plants was protected was their home in Mexico City; The other, of less capacity, in his office in Guadalajara. Once the agreements have been made, The plants were transferred to Tapatías lands to be located within the greenhouse of the Mayor Park that had remained in disuse for decades.
The park was made by the Architect Alberto Arouesty Ibarrola in 1961. Within the greenhouse, two sections were enabled: the wet, on the west side, where they find tropical species of wet jungle, both from South America and Africa, in addition to interesting Mexican species. On the other side is a broader section, The arid zone, where cacti, succulent, semi -desert plants and some tempered climate are located of different territories of our country, but also African species with unusual appearance.