Colonial art and historical monuments
House of Teaching
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Historic building in San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas that housed the renowned Escuela Normal La Enseñanza for more than 71 years, which trained great educators from Chiapas and Southeast Mexico under the direction of Maestra María Adelina Flores. The building was built by the great neoclassical architect Don Carlos Zacarías Flores using the Vignola Code, which gave the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas a neoclassical touch. It was in 1915 when Carlos Z. Flores founded the
Diego de Mazariegos House
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
This historic building was originally the House of Captain Diego de Mazariegos, founder of San Cristóbal de las Casas in 1528. From its construction in the 16th century, the house was the hostel of the Tridentine seminary, residence of bishops, episcopal palace, school for young ladies and at the beginning of the 19th century, a hostel for travelers who arrived on horseback or mule back. Architecturally, it has characteristic elements of the region such as adobe walls, wooden pilasters, which make
Mermaid House
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
In the south of the main square you can find the oldest house in the city. It was built at the beginning of the 16th century by the conqueror Diego de Mazariegos, who later gave it to his companion, Andrés de Tovilla. It is known by the name of the Mermaid because of the sculptures that stand out from its windows, the door with a blazon is flanked by columns of whimsical crowns with graceful lions and the upper window
Temple of San Sebastián
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
Possibly from the 18th century, with a simple altarpiece façade. It is one of the scenarios of the beginning of the independence process of 1821. Photo gallery
Temple of San Caralampio
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
This temple was erected in the 19th century in a neoclassical style with a popular flavor, for the veneration of a Greek martyr, considered as a local patron saint. Photo gallery
Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
Dominican foundation from the 16th century, with a Mudejar tower. It was the head of the curate and one of the stages of the beginning of the independence process of 1821. Photo gallery
Temple and convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
The Dominican temple is the best example of Chiapas Baroque linked to Central American forms due to its beautiful mortar façade, its golden altarpieces and its pulpit, it is considered one of the best of the Baroque era in Latin America. The annexed convent was the main one of the Dominicans in Chiapas and is distributed on two floors around a patio. Photo gallery
Temple of San José
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
This temple was erected at the beginning of the 20th century in a local version of the Neo-Gothic and one of the most memorable pictures of the city. Photo gallery
Temple of San Francisco de Asís
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
One of the few Franciscan temples in Chiapas, with sober architecture but with a notable Baroque main altarpiece. Photo gallery