Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) : Monterrey
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the title given to the Virgin Mary after appearing, according to legend, to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, in the village of Guadalupe (the present-day Gustavo A. Madero, D.F.) near Mexico City in 1531.
Less famously, the same name also refers to a statue of Mary that dating from 1326, found in the city of Guadalupe in Spain.
Basilica Parroquia La Purisima: Monterrey
Modern church known for its beautifully sculpted facade.
BasÃlica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
The origin of its cult goes back to the year of 1531. The 9 of December of that year, in the hill of the Tepeyac --near the rising City of Mexico, old Aztec capital, the Virgin Maria appeared to the Indian Juan Diego, does canonized by the Pope very little Juan Pablo II. It spoke to him in Nahuatl, communicating his desire to him of which in that place a temple was built where cult could be given him.
Thus Juan pronounced itself to it Diego to Fray bishop Juan de Zumárraga OFM. Doubting his
Basilica de Zapopan: Guadalajara
The Basilica of Zapopan, east links, gives old gratification in Jalisco and is considered an architectural gem. The monks franciscains built the doric colonial basilica of era in 1690. It has a Gothic jumped ceilings, a Corinthian furnace bridge and a flowered frontage of Plateresque-model typical gives Spanish. Honouring the Virgin with the immaculate, known design today in so much which Virgin of Zapopan, the each 12 October the religious festival of RomerÃa of the Virgin of Zapopan reveals here. South links curious remark, during the Mexican revolution the row of general at southern summer granted three
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
The Plaza of 3 Cultures is located at the ancient city Aztec city of Tlatelolco where you can see the ruins of You can also see the Colonial Cathedral of Santiago which dates back to 1524 (although it was rebuilt in 1609), inside there is the baptismal fountain of Juan Diego, the indian to whom, according to tradition, the Virgen de Guadalupe de Guadalupe appeared in 1531. Also nearby there are many apartment buildings, and government buildings. The Plaza of the Three Cultures in Mexico City, known as the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Spanish,
Basilica of nuestro senora de la Soledad: Oaxaca City
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Monterrey is the capital city of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, well known for its industries, particularly beer, finance, glass, and steel. Carta Blanca, Bohemia, Sol, Casta, Indio, XX, and Nochebuena are examples of the beers produced in the city. Vitro figures as one of the most important glass factories in North America. Cemex, the world wide conglomerate of cement, concrete, and building materials, has its headquarters there, as well as Banorte, the only large Mexican bank controlled by Mexicans. The steel industry used to be led by the "CompañÃa Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey", popularly known
Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. It geographically spans the north portion of the Distrito Federal ("D.F."), although the metropolitan area extends to the state of México to the north of the Federal District, and to the state of Hidalgo. According to government statistics Mexico City is the largest most populous conurbation in North America, and third in the world, after Tokyo, and Sao Paulo, with approximately 22.1 million people. Though its urban area is the third most populous in the world, what is officially known as Mexico City (under
Museo de Monterrey: Monterrey
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Acolman is 35 km northeast of Mexico City and is easily visited after La Basilica de Guadalupe and on the way to Teotihuacan. It has the formidable fortress-like convent and church of San Agusti'n. This dates from 1539-60, with much delicate detail on the facade and some interesting murals inside. Note the fine portal and the carved stone cross at the entrance to the atrium. An interesting architectural feature is the open-chapel just above and to the right of the main entrance. While Mass was being celebrated inside the monastery for the benefit of the Spaniards, the spiritual needs of
Museo Metropolitano de la Ciudad de Monterrey: Monterrey
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