colonialmexico

As the capital of the state of Hidalgo, Pachuca has surprisingly few important colonial monuments. The church and former convento of San Fra...

In our occasional series on Lost Missions of Yucatan , we focus here on the unrestored country church at Lalcah, now in the state of Quintan...

 This modest church, now serving as the chapel of the eponymous Hacienda in whose lands it is located, is of considerable importance in the ...

The church of the pilgrimage town of Purísima Chumayel, retains a classicYucatecan front, capped by a soaring espadaña.  Also of note here a...

 In previous posts we looked at colonial statuary from the state of Chiapas. In this post we review a selection of the statues we featured i...

 Last year we published images of two exceptional equestrian statues in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas. In this post we look at a f...

Epiphany! January 6th 2024. On this feast day of the Three Kings we return to the Pueblan church of Los Reyes to look at the church interior...