THE SOCIEDAD DEFENSA DE SEVILLA ARTÍSTICA AND ITS WORK OF SAFEGUARDING OF SEVILLE’S HISTORICAL HERITAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Abstract

This paper tries to present and analyze the Sociedad Defensa de Sevilla Artística, a group of prominent figures of the Sevillian cultural life of the early twentieth century. This parnertship grew out of interest in safeguarding the urbanism of the Santa Cruz’s neighborhood. Our research analyzes the campaigns started by their members, in order to preserve some Sevillian monuments. We reflect on the controversy that his proposals generated in the city, as well as achievements thanks to the initiatives undertaken. All this, according to the criteria of monumental conservation raised and highlighted by its avant-garde.