colonialmexico

Like the barrio of Marquesado, this attractive outlying artisans’ quarter of Oaxaca City was originally settled by Tlaxcalan troops who a...

Nduayaco Place of the Burned Palm Located on an unpaved road off Rte 125 south of  Teposcolula , the rural church of Santa Maria Nduayaco ...

From time to time we look at old photographs of colonial monuments from our archives.  In this post we show shots of the venerable Dominican...

Located in a rugged area dotted with gold and silver mine workings—some of which are still active—this mountain village lies in the Sierra J...

Besides the church and its gilded altarpieces, which we described in our previous post, another monument of interest at Acozac is the old ca...

As we do each year at this time, we welcome the new year with a post related to Epiphany.  For 2021 we visit the church of Santos Reyes Acoz...

Over the years we have have posted numerous reports on Mexican crosses, primarily carved stone crosses dating from the colonial era and foun...