Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Hidden Gems: Santa Caterina Lolotla

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From time to time we take a look at modest rural Mexican churches with colonial antecedents that are overlooked by most students of vicere...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Hidden Gems. San Luis Tehuiloyucan: four evangelists and two crosses

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From time to time we take a look at modest Mexican churches with colonial antecedents that are overlooked by most students of viceregal a...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Hidden Gems. San Francisco Jalacingo

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Following our previous post we report on another colonial gem in the state of Veracruz: Located in a mountainous region of Veracruz jus...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Hidden Gems. San Juan Acultzingo

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Veracruz is a state not usually noted for its early colonial architecture, one reason why this is our first feature on the region.    Tucke...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Another "drowned" church: Santo Tomás de Los Plátanos

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Located in a subtropical valley in western Mexico State, beyond the Valle de Bravo and close to the Michoacán border, Santo Tomás was founde...
Sunday, January 6, 2019

Yucatán: the Three Kings of Tizimin

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January 6th is celebrated throughout Mexico as El Día de Los Reyes, the festival of the Three Kings or Three Wise Men, which marks Epiphany ...
Friday, January 4, 2019

Drowned churches:San Antonio de Padilla

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San Antonio de Padilla was founded in 1749 by José de Escandón, the  Count of Sierra Gorda and a ruthless Spanish colonizer who was the foun...