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Mauricio José Riveros

Mauricio José Riveros participated with his father Rafael in the regular winding and maintenance of Asunción's cathedral clock. 1

Limited early-career biography as of 2019. Not credited with the 1977 restoration, independent manufacture or his grandfather's work. No birth year inferred from age.

At a glance

Place
Paraguay 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Mauricio José Riveros' work is Cathedral clock winding and maintenance apprenticeship. 1

Sources associate Mauricio José Riveros with Riveros family clock-maintenance practice, although the precise role remains unresolved. 1

Scope: Restoration / scholarship

Why this person is included

Individually named participation in a documented heritage-clock maintenance practice

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Riveros family clock-maintenance practice 1

Geographic ties: Paraguay. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Retail / restoration / service workshop · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Riveros family clock-maintenance practice — Association — role unresolved. Clock-maintenance apprentice and practitioner 1

    Legacy affiliation: Riveros family clock-maintenance practice. Person-level contribution: Participated with his father Rafael in the regular winding and maintenance of Asunción's cathedral clock.

    Original affiliation wording: Riveros family clock-maintenance practice. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 6 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (6)
  • Full name: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1
  • Representative work: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1
  • Specific role: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1
  • Primary geography: Family interview establishes participation, not independent authorship of the clock or full career. Locator: Current family maintenance and son-training passages. 1

Sources

  1. El reloj de la ciudadPedro Gómez Silgueira · ABC Color · Original practitioner interview / archival reporting · 2019-09-29

    [S0287] Pedro Gómez Silgueira. ABC Color. "El reloj de la ciudad." 2019-09-29. https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/suplementos/abc-revista/2019/09/29/el-reloj-de-la-ciudad/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Rafael, Hilario and Mauricio José Riveros; cathedral-clock maintenance

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Rafael Riveros interview and family history

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Family testimony is not independent civil corroboration. Hilario's restoration was collaborative; ages not converted into birth years.

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