Tancoyol in Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mission at Tancoyol
Tancoyol…voz huasteca que significa lugar del dátil silvestre, de su verde y feraz valle surgio representada en la fachada de esta Mision la Misericordia de la Luz. Empresa civilizadora cuyos sentimientos plasmados en su portada con una iconografía que canta a la vida, en memoria de tan significativo acontecimiento, a 250 años de su creación, sociedad y gobierno rinden testimonio de admiracion a los frailes y a nuestros antepasados los indios pames, quienes con su abnegación y sacrificio hicieron posible esta obra.
Mayo de 1994
Tancoyol ... a word in huasteca that means the place of the wild date, its green and fertile valley is represented on the facade of this Mission the Mercy of the Light. A civilizing work whose meaning is embodied on its facade with symbolism that sings to life. In memory of the 250 years since the significant event of its creation, society and government testify to their admiration of the friars and our ancestors the Pames, who with their self-denial and sacrifice made this work possible.
May 1994
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Native Americans. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1994.
Location. 21° 23.956′ N, 99° 19.775′ W. Marker is in Tancoyol, Querétaro, in Jalpan de Serra. Marker can be reached from Route 190, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tancoyol QUE 76350, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol Franciscan Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Junípero Serra and the Five Sierra Gorda Missions (approx. 15.7 kilometers away); 100th Anniversary of the Construction of the Temple of Purísima de Arista (approx. 21.2 kilometers away); The Sierra Gorda Historical Museum (approx. 25.1 kilometers away); Chronology of the Saint James Mission of Jalpan (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); The Bells of the Camino Real (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); Santiago de Jalpan Franciscan Mission (approx. 25.2 kilometers away); Friar Junipero Serra (approx. 25.2 kilometers away).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 26, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.