José Martín de Aldehuela (November 5, 1729 – September 7, 1802) was a Spanish

Spain

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 architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

, born in Manzanera

Manzanera

Manzanera is small town and municipality in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain. It is in Gúdar-Javalambre comarca and it has 500 people. It is close to the ski area called Javalambre.- External links :*...

, in Teruel Province

Teruel (province)

Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia , Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza....

, Aragon

Aragon

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Cathedral

He was called upon by the bishop of Málaga

Málaga

Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

, Molina Larios, to complete the reconstruction on the cities cathedral.

He arrived in the city in 1778, directed the reconstruction, and also undertook many smaller projects on churches and architecture within the city such as the aqueduct of San Telmo, which was of monumental importance to the water supply in Malaga.

Puente Nuevo

In 1793, outside of the city, he completed the Puente Nuevo

Puente Nuevo

The Puente Nuevo is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the -deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain. The architect was José Martin de Aldehuela, who died in Málaga in 1802...

 ("New Bridge") of Ronda

Ronda

Ronda is a city in Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about West from the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants.-History:...

, that had originally ben started in 1759 but remained unfinished. This became one of his best known works.

He also designed the Plaza de Toros de Ronda

Plaza de toros de Ronda

The Plaza de Toros in Ronda, Málaga is one of the oldest operational bullrings in Spain. The arena has a diameter of , surrounded by a passage formed by two rings of stone. There are two layers of seating, each with five raised rows and 136 pillars that make up 68 arches...

, one of the oldest bullrings still in use.