Espadaña Press. "Missions of the Month" - the Spanish colonial art and architecture of Mexico

Exploring Colonial Mexico©

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An online archive, indexed by region and place, of Mexican monasteries, churches and other Spanish colonial monuments or artworks mentioned or featured on the Espadaña Press web site. For more detailed information on these and other colonial cities and buildings consult our regional guides to Mexico.

*off the beaten track series

Our Yucatan pages are listed separately.

CENTRAL MEXICO

Acolman (Mexico State)
Actopan (Hidalgo) (under construction)
Azcapotzalco (Mexico DF)
Cuernavaca Cathedral (Morelos)
Ixmiquilpan (Hidalgo)
Ixmiquilpan (Ross Parmenter)
Molango (Hidalgo)*
Tlayacapan chapels (Morelos)*
Tepalcingo (Morelos) (under construction)
Zinacantepec*

OAXACA

San Miguel Huautla (hidden gem)
Santiago Nejapilla (hidden gem)
Sta Maria Tiltepec (hidden gem)
Santo Domingo de Oaxaca
Yanhuitlan
Oaxaca map
Tamazulapan retablo (hidden gem)
Ross Parmenter at Cuilapan (under construction)

CHIAPAS

Aguacatenango
Camino Real missions*
Cathedral of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
Chapultenango (Chichonal volcano)
Chiapa de Corzo - colonial fountain
Copainalá (updated)
Copanaguastla (updated)
Oxchuc
Quechula
Teopisca - retablo

PUEBLA-TLAXCALA

Ahuahuaxtepec*
Atlixco
Cuautinchan
Huatlatlauca*
Huejotzingo
Puebla City - earthquake update
Quecholac
Tecamachalco
Tepeyanco

WEST MEXICO

Atotonilco (Guanajuato)
Erongarícuaro (Michoacán)
Irapuato - San José (Guanajuato)
Las Rayas (Guanajuato) under construction
Lagos de Moreno (Jalisco)
Lake Pátzcuaro (Michoacán)
Los Reyes Cajititlan (Jalisco)
Jacona (Michoacán)
Marfil (Guanajuato) under construction

Morelia Cathedral (Michoacán)
Nurio & the hospital chapels of Michoacán
Pátzcuaro (Michoacán)
Querétaro - The Aqueduct
San Miguel Allende (Guanajuato)
Santa Anita Atliztac (Jalisco)
Tancoyol (Querétaro)*
Tlalpujahua (Michoacán)

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For more on the colonial arts in these areas consult our regional guidebooks