colonialmexico

 In an earlier post we looked at the superb carved cross in the atrium at Mapethé. Here we turn our attention to the opulent baroque altarp...

In addition to the former visitas  of the great Augustinian priory of Metztitlan that we described earlier , there are a number of lesser c...

In this post we return to Hidalgo to look at the conventual church of Santa Monica near Epazoyucan . The church is all that remains of a 16t...

For the last in our new series on Yucatán, we showcase a now rare feature in colonial era churches and chapels. While many residential struc...

       San Francisco Popolá has a long history. It was founded in the mid- 1500s as a visita of San Bernardino de Sisal and, according to Fa...

During the 1600s, the Franciscans established the substantial mission of San Francisco here, adding a spacious church and convento to the li...

This is the second in our new series on eastern Yucatan missions. As at Temax, a late 16th century mission anchors the charming 17th centu...