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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: October 29, 2015
Caption: The previous Temple and Old Convent of San Agustin Marker English text
Additional Description: This previous marker was replaced in 2018. Its text read:

English:
This is one of the most splendid churches which the order of San Agustin built in New Spain during the marvelous baroque period of the 18th century. Its courtyard is one of the most magnificent in Latin America. By Pontifical license and royal charter the Augustinian monastery of Queretaro was founded in 1728.
Its construction is attributed to Ignacio Mariano de las Casas and Father Luis Martinez Lucio. In 1745 the Archbishop of Mexico, Juan Antonio de Vizarron y Eguiarreta, consecrated the Church dedicating it to Our Lady of Sorrows.
The former monastery was restored in 1889 to house federal offices. Since 1988 it has been the Art Museum of Queretaro.
Submitted: November 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p337826
File Size: 1.884 Megabytes

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