During the 16th century it was a spiritual house for the Franciscans and later they occupied their convent to the north of the city, the Augustinians came to occupy and improve the building, although with the Reform Laws the convent was lost and it became part of the State Government. At this stage, its architecture…
This building in the middle of the XVI century was used as a hospice, later it was occupied by Fray Geronimo de Mendoza establishing the place as the Convent of San Francisco, it was founded in 1567, the missionaries who occupied the Convent had the objective of evangelizing the northern region of the country, however,…
In the past this museum was the headquarters of the Seminario Conciliar de la Purísima de Zacatecas, until 1998 when the Manuel Felguérez Museum of Abstract Art was founded, where the material on display was donated by the artist himself. The museum has 14 permanent rooms and the largest collection is by Maestro Manuel Felguérez…
This construction began in 1861 at the instruction of General Miguel Auza, who was acting as Acting Governor of Zacatecas in his second year. The objective of building a market was to provide security and convenience to buyers and sellers. This building was preserved until 1886, as it was rebuilt by the then Governor Marcelino…
This temple is dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima, some devotees began its construction, Father Manuel de la Hoz and in charge of the Dámaso Muñetón project, in 1950, being in the year 2000 when its construction concluded, proving to be a beautiful example of the religious architecture of the city of Zacatecas. Its Neogothic…
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…
The Plaza de Toros San Pedro was founded on September 15, 1866, this bullring witnessed the performance of bullfighters such as Bernardo Gabiño, Lino Zamora, Epifanio del Río, Ponciano Díaz, the Spanish Luis Mazantini and Rodolfo Gaona, celebrating their last bullfight in 1975. By 1989 it reopened its doors as a hotel and the San…
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…
Before the construction of the Cathedral the inhabitants built two parishes, the first one at the end of 1500 and the second one in the middle of 1600, however, they were destroyed because they did not comply with the characteristics and did not give the proper maintenance, having as a result parishes in ruins. 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…