One of the most remarkable 17th century viceroyalty monuments, whose construction began in 1633, when the founders arrived under the direction of the priest Don Juan de Aragón, who organized the “Pious Union” or “Concordia” from Europe in 1661. But the one who distinguished himself for consolidating and strengthening this oratory, for having requested and…
This building has Renaissance characteristics, based on the classical Doric order. Its main façade faces north, i.e. towards the Plaza de la Constitución or Zócalo of the city. All the work is of green quarry; the first level has a good number of openings with semicircular arches, between paired columns. At the entrance to the…
The “Fiestas de los Lunes del Cerro” are held in the city of Buenos Aires. of Oaxaca, the two Mondays following July 16. The Guelaguetza is an event in which all the people participate, without distinction of social status. Apparently, this festival has its origin in the viceroyalty and is related to the so-called feast…
This architectural complex was built between the 16th and 17th centuries in an original area of 24 lots, expanded through acquisitions to more than 40,000 m2. In 1552, construction work began and continued until the middle of the following century. Although it was not finished, it was fitted out by the friars in 1608 after…
The Zócalo of the city of Oaxaca is located between the streets Hidalgo, Trujano, Bustamante, Flores Magón and Vicente Guerrero, in the heart of the historic center, from where you can leave to any destination in the city: One block away is the Benito Juarez market and on November 20th, one block away is the…
The work, as a whole, belonged to the order of the Augustinians who arrived in the city of Antequera de Oaxaca in 1576. This religious community was distinguished in the city by the educational activities they initiated; they opened a school of humanities, where they taught from the alphabet to the arts and theology. At…
The construction of the temple, now a basilica, was begun in 1682 by the chaplain Don Fernando Méndez with the authorization of Viceroy Don Tomás Aquino Manrique de la Cerda. It was completed in 1689 and consecrated in 1697 by Bishop Isidro Sariñana y Cuenca, the year in which the convent was completed. It is…
Oaxaca is an emblematic place for its beautiful handicrafts, among which we can find the alebrijes, black mud (San Bartolo Coyotepec is famous for the production of various black mud products, executed by hand and baked in an underground oven), pottery, textiles (there is a great textile tradition that goes back to pre-Hispanic times and…