Tulancingo Cathedral

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St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
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Tulancingo Cathedral
Location Tulancingo
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. John the Baptist Cathedral [1] (Spanish : Catedral de San Juan Bautista) Also Tulancingo Cathedral [2] It is a Catholic religious building that constitutes a work of the architecture of colonial Mexico [3] built from 1528 by the Franciscan Order. Its combination of imposing and yet simple elements stand out in the historical center of Tulancingo, in the state of Hidalgo, in front of the main square La Floresta.

The building was originally of smaller proportions, built by the religious Franciscans catholic, who evangelized all the zone. It was renovated and expanded in the year 1788 by the architect José Damián Ortiz de Castro, who also collaborated in the planning and completion of the Cathedral of Mexico. It is understandable the modification of the style by this architect, due to the Mexico that at that time went through the transition from the baroque, to the simplicity of the Neoclassic.

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References

  1. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
  2. Gordillo, Angélica Galicia; Vázquez, Sergio Sánchez (2007-01-01). Cartografía histórica de Tulancingo, siglos XVI al XIX (in Spanish). UAEH. ISBN   9789707690561.
  3. José Damián Ortiz de Castro: maestro mayor de la catedral de México, 1787-1793 (in Spanish). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. 2008-01-01. ISBN   9786074551006.

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