It was built between 1731 and 1745 in the Baroque style, and is considered one of the most beautiful ensembles in the city and the most beautiful Augustinian ensemble in New Spain. Its magnificent façade, resembles a large altarpiece, is framed by Solomonic columns that serve as a shelter for the niches, where you can…
It was the first building of religious worship built in Queretaro, after Conín controlled the place and started the Spanish settlement, in addition to serving as a hub for the urban development of the city. In the upper part of the façade you can see a high relief where a scene of the apostle Santiago…
Founded by Fray Antonio Lináez at the end of the 17th century, as a school to evangelize northern Mexico. The evangelizing caravans led by Fray Junípero Serra, resulted in the foundation of 21 missions, most of which are preserved and cover Querétaro to Upper California. The former Convent of the Holy Cross was the protagonist…
Perhaps one of the most representative and valuable constructions in the city of Queretaro is the Aqueduct, completed in 1735, this work was a water supplier to much of the state capital for many years. This imposing construction of 1,280 m long and an exact maximum height is 28.42 m, with 74 quarry arches, fungió…
Viceroyalty building located in the old Convent of San Francisco. It represents one of the most significant buildings in Mexico, since years ago it was used as a center of evangelization and cultural promotion. Its construction took place in the sixteenth century and since 1936 it has played an important role in the beautiful city…
The temple and former convent of Santa Rosa de Viterbo is an extraordinary example of Mexican Baroque, and one of the most representative of the State of Queretaro thanks to its architecture and the elaborate work of its altarpieces. The temple is known for the two inverted botarels to the right of the main entrance,…
The Casa de la Zacatecana Museum is housed in a 17th century mansion and displays a collection of decorative art including porcelain, glassware, furniture, sacred art, painting, sculpture, among other items ranging from the viceregal period to the early 20th century. The collection was assembled by Lic. José Antonio Origel Aguayo, who decided to found…
The Temple of Santa Clara was built by Don Diego de Tapia, son of the founder of Querétaro, Don Fernando de Tapia, also known by his indigenous name “Conín”. At the beginning of the 17th century, he was the owner of a large fortune and father of a daughter named Marie Louise; he was convinced…
In the Zenea Garden were the orchards, the pantheon and seven chapels of the Convent of San Francisco, which now houses the Regional Museum. In the 18th century it was known as Plaza del Recreo or Plaza de Abajo, but it was not until 1870 that the state governor, Benito Santos Zenea, gave it the…
Built in 1756 so that the Marquesa Doña Josefa Paula Guerrero y Dávila could live there separated from her husband the Marquis, Don Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, who lived two blocks to the north, for reasons that have remained a mystery. Like all the houses of the nobles, it had the coat of…