Buenavista in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Chapel of Former Treasury Buenavista
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ha sido inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en virtud de la Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial Cultural y Natural.
La inscripción en esta Lista consagra el Valor Universal Excepcional del bien que representa el primer itinerario Cultural terrestre trazado por los españoles en América, siendo la Capilla de la Antigua Hacienda de Buenavista, Qro., uno de los 60 sitios que lo conforman.
Trigésima Cuarta Reunión del Comité de Patrimonio Mundial
Estados Parte que aprobaron por unanimidad la inscripción: Australia, Baréin, Barbados, Brasil, Camboya, China, Egipto, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Estonia, Etiopia, Francia, Irak, Jordania, Malí, México, Nigeria, Rusia, Sudáfrica, Suecia, Suiza y Tailandia.
Brasilia, Brasil, 1º de agosto de 2010.
A su paso por la ciudad de Santiago de Querétaro, pasaba frente al convento grande de San Francisco, lugar en que se bifurcaba, siguiendo hacia el norte a la ciudad de Zacatecas y, hacia el poniente, a la ciudad de Celaya.
Aunque su origen y utilización están vinculados a la minería, el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro propició también el establecimiento de vínculos socioculturales, religiosos, políticos y militares entre la sociedad hispánica y la amerindia, por lo que la trigésima cuarta Reunión de Comité de Patrimonio Cultural celebrada en Brasilia, Brasil, el 1 de agosto de 2010, aprobó su inscripción en la lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, para la Educación, la Ciencia, y la Cultura, UNESCO. Este monumento se erige para memoria y celebración de un camino que definió el destino de nuestra nación.
H. Ayuntamiento de Querétaro 2012-2015
English translation:
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro 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 Outstanding Universal Value of the property that represents the first terrestrial Cultural Route traced by the Spaniards in America, being the Chapel of Former Treasury Buenavista, Qro., one of the 60 sites that compose it. The thirty-fourth meeting of the Committee on Worldwide Patrimony
State members approved by unanimity the inscription: Australia, Bahrein, Barbados, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Iraq, Jordan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.
Brasilia, Brazil, August 1, 2010.
As the road passed through the city of Santiago de Querétaro, it made its way in front of the largest convent, San Francisco, where it forked, one part continuing north to the city of Zacatecas and the other to the west, to the city of Celaya.
Although its origin and use are linked to mining, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro also led to the establishment of socio-cultural, religious, political and military links between Hispanic and Amerindian society, and the 34th Meeting of the Committee of Cultural Heritage, held in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 1, 2010, approved its inclusion on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites for Education, Science and Culture. This monument stands for the memory and celebration of a path that defined the destiny of our nation.
Honorable City Council of Querétaro 2012-2015
Erected 2010.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 1, 2010.
Location. 20° 49.184′ N, 100° 28.066′ W. Marker is in Buenavista, Querétaro. It can be reached from Margarita Maza Juárez just north of Guadalupe Victoria, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buenavista QUE 76225, 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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The President Juárez Walkway and Founding of Santa Rosa Jáuregui (approx. 8.9 kilometers away); The History of Santa Rosa Jáuregui (approx. 8.9
kilometers away); Timoteo Fernández de Jáuregui (approx. 8.9 kilometers away); Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (approx. 8.9 kilometers away); House of the Corregidora (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Aqueduct of Querétaro (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); A Group of Revolutionaries (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Teatro de la República (approx. 9.8 kilometers away).

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 26, 2020
6. Detail of an entryway and embrasures of the Former Treasury Buenavista
Haciendas were often isolated stops along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, serving as taverns, warehouses, hotels and forts for travelers and merchants. Many of the original fortifications were strengthened during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 30, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.





