Mission of San Miguel Concá
Concá, Arroyo Seco, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The smallest of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda missions, distinguished by a highly distinctive indigenous-inflected façade.
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Mission of Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol
Tancoyol, Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The most elaborately ornamented of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda Franciscan missions.
Mission of Santiago de Jalpan
Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The first of the five UNESCO-listed Franciscan missions of Querétaro's Sierra Gorda.
Mission of Santa María del Agua de Landa
Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
A richly ornamented Sierra Gorda mission dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and completed in the eighteenth century.
Mission of San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco
Tilaco, Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
A well-preserved eighteenth-century Sierra Gorda mission dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi.