Tancoyol in Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol Franciscan Mission
Sierra Gorda Franciscan Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site
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.
Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol
Querétaro, México
Julio 2003
Erected by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 21° 23.943′ N, 99° 19.794′ W. Marker is in Tancoyol, Querétaro, in Jalpan de Serra. Marker can be reached from Route 190, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tancoyol QUE 76350, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Tancoyol (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Junípero Serra and the Five Sierra Gorda Missions (approx. 15.7 kilometers away); 100th Anniversary of the Construction of the Temple of Purísima de Arista (approx. 21.2 kilometers away); The Sierra Gorda Historical Museum (approx. 25.1 kilometers away); Chronology of the Saint James Mission of Jalpan (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); The Bells of the Camino Real (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); Santiago de Jalpan Franciscan Mission (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); Friar Junipero Serra (approx. 25.2 kilometers away).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on July 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5, 6. submitted on July 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.