Francisco Toledo (1940, Minatitlán, Oaxaca, Mexico): artist. Toledo has created a flourishing artistic climate in the old provincial capital of Oaxaca, which connects with local and Indian traditions. Toledo is greatly appreciated for his original undertakings to save and convert old buildings, for the creation of an original garden and for the establishment of museums. He has frequently been at odds with the government. Toledo is an ‘urban hero’ for keeping his native town beautiful in a globalising world.
