Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Santiago de Jalpan Franciscan Mission

Sierra Gorda Franciscan Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 3, 2017

1. Santiago de Jalpan Franciscan Mission Marker

Inscription.
Patrimonie Mondial
World Heritage
Patrimonio Mundial

A título de la Convención concierniente a la protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural, las Misiones Franciscanas de la Sierra Gorda figurán en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial. La inscripción en esta Lista consagra el valor universal excepcional de un bien cultural o natural con la finalidad de que éste sea protegido para el beneficio de toda la humanidad.

English:
The Misiones Franciscanas de la Sierra Gorda has been inscribed upon the World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on the List confirms the exceptional universal value of a cultural or natural site which deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity.

Santiago de Jalpan
Querétaro, México
Julio 2003

Erected 2003 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 21° 13.029′

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N, 99° 28.431′ W. Marker is in Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro. It is on Calle Junipero de Serra just east of Calle Abasalo, on the right when traveling east. The marker is just north of the Santiago Apóstol Mission Church of Jalpan. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jalpan de Serra QUE 76340, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mexico

and in the Bajío.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Junípero Serra Chapel (a few steps from this marker); The Bells of the Camino Real (a few steps from this marker); Chronology of the Saint James Mission of Jalpan (a few steps from this marker); Friar Junipero Serra (a few steps from this marker); Mission of Santiago de Jalpan (within shouting distance of this marker); 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Jalpan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Francisco Javier Mina Federal Secondary School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sierra Gorda Historical Museum (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jalpan de Serra.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 3, 2017

2. Santiago de Jalpan Franciscan Mission Marker

The Mission Church of Santiago Apostól, one of the five mission churches that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, can be seen in this view towards the south. In front of the marker is a local Day of the Dead altar.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.