Iglesia de San Diego — Attraction in Guanajuato

The Church of San Diego and The University of Guanajuato, which are nearly three hundred years old, could be confused with any medieval building from Europe and personally it reminds me of Salamanca in Spain due to its colonial architecture. Churches are of great importance in the religious culture of Mexico; expect to find several of them and plan to enter the biggest ones to admire the architecture. There are several historic buildings as well including the Alhóndiga de Granaditas building, which is not very eye-catching but it was a key building during the Independence War in 1810, where the heads of the most important revolutionaries were hanged on the...

Templo de San Diego, en Guanajuato, Guanajuato.

En 1663 entraron a la villa de Guanajuato los franciscanos descalzos, fundadores de este templo, conocidos en su momento como el nombre religioso de San Diego o San Pedro de Alcántara. Fue el el primero en la villa. Las inundaciones de 1784 obligaron a elevar seis metros los muros de convento, dejando enterrada la planta original. Por otra parte, las Leyes de Reforma cambiaron para siempre la fisonomía original del complejo conventual, gran parte de los terrenos fueron expropiados, junto se construyó en Hotel Emporio, posteriormente fue demolido, y en su lugar se construyó el Teatro Juárez. Sólo quedan 3 de las cinco capillas que conformaban el convento, en la parte subterránea se puede admirar parte del...

A beautiful and an ancient church located along the central axis of the city. If you have time you should come inside, though it is most beautiful from the outside. The Small landing in front of the temple is used by the Callejoneada groups as a...