Franciscan Missions

Local nameMisiones franciscanas de la Sierra Gorda
LocationQuerétaro City

The Franciscan missions of the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro are five missions built in Mexico between 1750 and 1760. The foundation of the missions is attributed to Junípero Serra, who also founded the most important missions in California. They were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003.

They are an example of an architectural and stylistic unity with a tempera painting that is one of the best examples of popular New Spain Baroque. According to the criteria to which the UNESCO inscription as a World Heritage Site refers, the missions are testimony to the important exchange of values during the colonization process, both in the center and north of Mexico and in the west of what currently occupies the territory of the United States.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_Missions_in_the_Sierra_Gorda_of_Querétaro

Address Mexico

Coordinates 21°12'14.4" N -99°27'50.4" E

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