Tilaco in Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

San Francisco de Tilaco Franciscan Mission

Sierra Gorda Franciscan Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

1. San Francisco de Tilaco Franciscan Mission Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the 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 humanidade.

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.

San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco
Querétaro, México
Julio 2003

Erected by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 21° 9.827′ N, 99° 11.507′ W. Marker is in Tilaco, Querétaro, in Landa de Matamoros. Marker is on Carretera La Lagunita - Tilaco, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tilaco QUE 76368, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Tilaco (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); Tribute to Benito Juárez (approx. 13.6 kilometers away); 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Landa de Matamoros (approx. 13.7 kilometers away); Saint Junípero Serra and the Five Sierra Gorda Missions (approx. 14.2 kilometers away).

Interior of the San Francisco de Tilaco Franciscan Mission image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

2. Interior of the San Francisco de Tilaco Franciscan Mission

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

3. San Francisco de Tilaco Franciscan Mission Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.