Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission

Sierra Gorda Franciscan Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

1. Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission Marker

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 humanidad.

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.

Santa María del Agua de Landa
Querétaro, México
Julio 2003
 
Erected 2003 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion

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• 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° 11.014′ N, 99° 19.285′ W. Marker is in Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro. Marker can be reached from Calle 5 de Mayo just north of Calle Benito Juárez, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Landa de Matamoros QUE 76360, Mexico. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tribute to Benito Juárez (within shouting distance of this marker); 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Landa de Matamoros (within shouting distance of this marker); The Building of the Attached Room (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Corporal Deformation (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Plaza Santiago (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Buildings for the Elite (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Small Ballcourt (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Copper Butterfly Building (approx. 8.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Landa de Matamoros.

 

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

2. A Camino Real bell near the marker

The bell's inscription reads:
Loreto
Oct 25, 1697
Solano
July 4, 1823
El Camino Real

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

3. Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission and Marker

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 14, 2018

4. Santa María del Agua de Landa Franciscan Mission and Marker

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.