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Former 'Los Juaninos' Chapel

 
 
Former 'Los Juaninos' Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, January 27, 2019
1. Former 'Los Juaninos' Chapel Marker
Inscription.  

Ex Capilla de los Juaninos
La construcción de esta capilla es contemporánea del hospital de San Juan de Dios (actualmente el Hotel los Juaninos), de cuyo conjunto formó parte. Al edificarse el hospital, el obispo Juan Ortega y Montañés, ordenó apartar un espacio que sirviera de "sitio en qué fabricar capilla o iglesia moderada" y de esta forma poder celebrar misa para "los enfermos y ministros".

En la época de la Reforma, el inmueble fue destinado a los Sres. Backhaussen, empresarios alemanes, quienes establecieron un molino y una fundición de hierro que más tarde se destruyeron por un incendio. En fechas mas recientes el inmueble fué utilizado como oficina bancaria y últimamente como anexo de un establecimiento comercial.

Con ocasión de la última remodelación, la orientación de la capilla se invirtió; originalmente la fachada se encontraba al lado opuesto al que presenta actualmente. También se le agregó un tramo a la nave y se abrieron nuevas puertaš y ventanas.

Se advierte en la fachada principal el estilo barroco, mostrándose en las pilastras y en el moldurado entablamento, que concede gran
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dinamismo al conjunto; la fachada lateral es un muro, con aplanado en los dos tramos originales, y en el cual se abrieron dos ventanas en la parte superior y tres puertas para dar iluminación al interior.

La pequeña nave está cubierta con tres tramos de bóveda de arista, separadas por dos arcos acanalados que se apoyan en los muros sobre ménsulas barrocas. El interior ha sido despojado de todo el acabado original dejando la mampostería al descubierto en muros y cubierta.

English translation:
Former ‘Los Juaninos’ Chapel
This chapel was built in the early 18th Century and was part of the ‘San Juan de Dios’ hospital, now 'Los Juaninos' hotel. During construction, bishop Juan Ortega y Montañes ordered that a space be set aside for 'a chapel or small church' where mass could be said for ‘the ill and their care givers.’

During the Reform Era (circa 1840), the building was allocated to messrs. Backhaussen, german entrepreneurs who set up a mill and an iron foundry that were later destroyed in a fire. Not long ago, this site was a bank but now it is an area for shops.

At the last restoration and remodeling of the building the chapel’s floor plan was inverted, the entryway was originally on the opposite side. In addition, a new section was built and more doors and windows were put in.

The main façade is clearly baroque
Former 'Los Juaninos' Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, January 27, 2019
2. Former 'Los Juaninos' Chapel Marker
The marker is towards the right of the entrance to the ex-chapel, now a branch of Woolworth's.
in style as evidenced by the pilasters and decorated entablature. The two older sections of the side façade are finished in plaster just as they were originally. Two windows in the upper part and three doors at ground level were opened in order to provide more light for the somber interior.

The small nave is covered by three sections of grained vault, separated by two slotted arches and supported by baroque cantilevers. The original wall finishing was totally removed from the inside of the building, baring all masonry work in walls and ceilings.
 
Erected by UNESCO, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) y Ayuntamiento de Morelia.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureChurches & ReligionColonial EraIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 19° 42.142′ N, 101° 11.428′ W. Marker is in Morelia, Michoacán. Marker is on Calle Virrey de Mendoza just north of Vallodolid, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morelia MIC 58000, Mexico. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Temple of the Cross (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Melchor Ocampo (about 120 meters away); In Memory of the Victims of September 15, 2008 Attack (about 150 meters away);
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Adolfo Maillefert (about 150 meters away); House of the Advisor Terán (about 180 meters away); Morelia Cathedral (about 180 meters away); The Cathedral of Morelia (about 180 meters away); Ex-convent of San Francisco (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morelia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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