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.
Franciscan Ensemble and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala, Mexico Christianity
An early Franciscan cathedral-monastery ensemble in Tlaxcala, added to the Popocatépetl monasteries World Heritage property in 2021.
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.
Former Convent of San Miguel Arcángel, Huejotzingo
Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico Christianity
One of New Spain's earliest Franciscan foundations and a major component of the Popocatépetl monasteries World Heritage property.
Cuernavaca Cathedral and Former Monastery of the Assumption
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico Christianity
An early Franciscan monastery that became Cuernavaca Cathedral and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage serial property.
Former Convent of the Nativity, Tepoztlán
Centro, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Dominican convent complex in Tepoztlán, now combining parish, heritage and museum functions.
Guadalajara Metropolitan Cathedral
Centro, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Christianity
The metropolitan Catholic cathedral of Guadalajara and a defining sacred landmark in the historic center.
Morelia Cathedral
Centro, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Christianity
The monumental pink-stone cathedral that anchors the UNESCO-listed historic center of Morelia.
Oaxaca Metropolitan Cathedral
Centro Histórico, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico Christianity
The metropolitan Catholic cathedral of Oaxaca, dedicated to the Assumption and home to the local devotion of Señor del Rayo.