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The back facade of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Recognizing the significance of the pyramid mound, the Spanish chose to construct a church upon the remains of the native temple grounds. [2] The church is situated atop the Tlachihualtepetl (Grand Pyramid). Its worship, like that of its pre-Hispanic native ...
The mural painting of the church. The murals on the walls of the church depict humans and animals in a European naturalist style. [10] However, unlike the static images typical of European artwork in the 16th century, the murals are distinctly alive, almost everything pictured is interacting with something else; this largely has to do with the murals being battle scenes.
The 17th-century former Convento San José de Gracia now serves as the Anglican Cathedral of Mexico. The Anglican Church of Mexico can trace its roots to the Mexican War for independence in 1810, and to the attempt in 1854 by several liberal minded priests who later supported the liberal Constitution of 1857 (for this reason they became known as “Constitutionalist Fathers”) to reform the ...
At 97 Republica de Cuba is the house on property that once belonged to Juan Jaramillo, husband of La Malinche. The current structure only dates from the 18th century, but it rests on much older foundations. [12] At 92 Republica de Cuba is a building that dates from the Porfirio Diaz presidency at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the ...
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Juan Bautista) also Ciudad Altamirano Cathedral [2] is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico, [3] and is considered one of the most important religious monuments in the state built during the sixteenth century.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Morelia (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Morelia (San Salvador)) is a religious site that is the seat of the Archdiocese of Morelia of the Catholic church in Mexico. It is located as its name itself says in the city of Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The cathedral is located in the first ...
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Ciudad Juárez), also Ciudad Juárez Cathedral, [2] is a Catholic cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe that is located in Ciudad Juárez in the border state of Chihuahua, [3] in Mexico, in the area called Historical Center.
The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico (Spanish: La Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México A.R.) is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularly strong in the states of Tabasco , Chiapas , Campeche , Yucatan , Nuevo León , Aguascalientes ...