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
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.
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.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included
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Location. 21° 9.827′ N, 99° 11.507′ W. Marker is in Tilaco, Querétaro, in Landa de Matamoros. It 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.
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 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
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 April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
