Francisco de Segovia

Designer and historian. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies and at the Institute of History at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He has been a faculty member at the University of Chile, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and Diego Portales University. During his undergraduate studies, he took courses and workshops focused on curatorial projects, theoretical subjects, and visual communication. He has conducted research in Chile, Peru, and Spain. He is a researcher at numerous institutions such as the National Library of Madrid, the Archiepiscopal Archive of Lima, and the General Archive of the Indies in Seville. He has specialized in history and theory of Design and in society and culture of Spain during the Ancien Régime (15th – 19th centuries). Between 2016 and 2020 his independent training was under the guidance of historian Gabriel Guarda Geywitz O.S.B. † (National History Prize, Chile) for historical research in southern Chile. He is a member of the Chilean Institute of Genealogical Research and has authored several publications in the Revista de Estudios Históricos, the official journal of that institution. He has developed theses on urban history and material culture. Currently, he also explores photography, portraiture, and biography as formats for historical and social studies.

Francisco de Segovia has positioned himself internationally as an expert advisor on research and history topics. He has been Chief Genealogist at Apparcel Uriarte Abogados – AIM GLOBAL (Chile – Portugal). He has also been an advisor and researcher for the Heritage Architecture Consulting Firm “PARES” (Heritage, Architecture, and Restoration – Chile) and the audiovisual production company “Tormento Films”.