In 1802, Agustín de Betancourt (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1758-Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1824) founded the School of Engineering of Roads and Canals. A member of one of the historic Tinerfeñas families, Betancourt was one of the great Spanish illustrators. As visionary as an inventor, he ended up working for the then Tsar of Russia, Alexander I, to escape from the convulsive beginning of the 19th century in Spain and from his confrontations w…
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In 1802, Agustín de Betancourt (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1758-Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1824) founded the School of Engineering of Roads and Canals. A member of one of the historic Tinerfeñas families, Betancourt was one of the great Spanish illustrators. As visionary as an inventor, he ended up working for the then Tsar of Russia, Alexander I, to escape from the convulsive beginning of the 19th century in Spain and from his confrontations w…