2025🇲🇽 Travel | Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral ⛪🔥

Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral stands on the ruins of the original Aztec temple, built after its destruction by Spanish colonizers. The Aztecs, initially unbothered by Catholicism’s arrival 🕊️🌀, thought, “Why not add another god to our pantheon? Easy!” But they didn’t anticipate Catholicism’s strict monotheism—“It’s me or no one.” ⚔️💔 Compared to European cathedrals, the biggest difference in American ones? Icon worship (featured prominently in Latin American cinema, especially Jodorowsky’s films 🎬🔮). These churches often copied Spain’s opulent Baroque altars—a style favored by the Habsburgs . But this extravagance bankrupted the Church, leading to indulgences sales and eventually the Protestant Reformation’s backlash 💸💔. Built over centuries, this cathedral blends styles from Baroque to Neoclassical —yet somehow avoids ugliness (unlike, say, the “ugly” St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican 😬🏛️). The dome? Simple geometric decorations, no grand murals 🌀. Finally, a thought: Spain colonized the Americas, plundered gold/silver , and used indigenous labor to craft gilded altars—only to “convert” the locals with their own stolen wealth. Kinda like… “I took your money, ate a feast, then shat on your doorstep.” 💩🌮 #MexicoCity #MetropolitanCathedral #MexicoTravel