Abstract

MIRANDA BAEZ, Alba del Carmen. Dionisio Rodríguez Castillo, his contribution to the printing press in Guadalajara and his charitable work for those most in need. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.27, e557.  Epub Apr 12, 2024. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v14i27.1669.

The general objective of this investigation has been to collect information that revealed the altruistic work carried out by Dionisio Rodríguez, a man who lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco; Mexico, around the middle of the 19th century. An exemplary man known for his charitable works for the underprivileged, recognized in the temporary context in which he lived, but over the years his work was forgotten. Today valued as a printer and propagator of letters, however, added to this, he was a person who did charitable work in the city, leaving a mark on those who knew him. The information obtained has allowed us to show that Rodríguez helped hundreds through the School of Arts and Crafts, and other local charitable work. When he died, Guadalajara was paralyzed, about fifteen thousand people attended his wake, when in those years the city had around eighty thousand, his valuation was such that the next day, May 2, 1877, he was named meritorious from the state of Jalisco.

Keywords : History; graphic arts; social sciences; cultural education; arts.