Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Becerra, Francisco

BECERRA, Francisco (be-ther'-rah), Spanish architect, lived in the latter part of the 16th century. He established himself in Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, and built there the cathedral and several convents. The famous cathedral of Lima, the church of Cuzco, and several bridges, are also numbered among his works, which rank with the best specimen of architecture in Spanish America.