El Pueblito in La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
The Plaza of the Sculptures
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 18, 2022
1. The Plaza of the Sculptures Marker
El nombre de esta plaza proviene del hallazgo de fragmentos de escultura en piedra procedentes de los derrumbes de las salas con columnas que le rodeaban. Arquitectónicamente es una plaza rectangular con dimensiones de 70 metros de largo por 60 metros de ancho. Está delimitada por tres plataformas en sus costados sur, oriente y norte, a las cuales se accede por igual número de escalinatas. La percepción visual de quien se encuentra al interior de la plaza es el de una plaza hundida. De esta manera se pierde de vista el horizonte, generando una sensación de privacidad.
Sobre las plataformas existieron largas salas con columnas de madera que sostenían una techumbre decorada con coronamientos del tipo dardo solar. La sala oriente contenía en su interior cuatro altares en tanto la sala norte muestra en su interior una larga banca que precedía a un cuarto cerrado con un altar. La plaza fue utilizada para ceremonias colectivas en las cuales se depositaban y quemaban ofrendas al interior de las salas.
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Esquema de la Plaza de las Esculturas
Panorámica de la Plaza
this page online
Cabeza de porta estandarte y Coronamiento de dardo solar
The Plaza of the Sculptures
The name of this square comes from the discovery of fragments of stone sculpture from the collapsed rooms made from columns that surrounded the plaza. Architecturally it is a rectangular square with dimensions of 70 meters long by 60 meters wide. It is bordered by three platforms on its south, east and north sides, to which it is accessed by an equal number of stairs. The visual perception of someone inside the square is that of being in a sunken plaza. In this way the horizon can’t be seen, creating a sense of privacy. On the platforms there were long rooms made of wooden columns that supported a roof decorated with dart-like crowns. The east room contained four altars inside, while the north room included a long bench that precedes an enclosed room which had an altar. The square was used for collective ceremonies in which offerings were burned and then deposited in the interior of the rooms.
Captions:
A recreated view of the Plaza of the Sculptures
An overview of the Plaza of the Sculptures
A head that was used to top a standard and a solar dart
Erected by Secretaría de Cultura y el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).
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Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2019
2. The Plaza of the Sculptures and Marker
The plaza mentioned in the marker text can be seen behind the marker.
Location. 20° 33.043′ N, 100° 26.579′ W. Marker is in El Pueblito, Querétaro, in La Corregidora. Marker can be reached from Camino al Cerrito just west of Capitán Pedro Urtiaga, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located while walking from the Pyramid towards the Altar of the Skulls at the El Cerrito Archaeological Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Pueblito QUE 76900, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Building of the Four Altars (a few steps from this marker); Platform and Pyramid (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Little Fort" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plaza of the Dancers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Altar of the Skulls (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Obsidian Altar (about 120 meters away); El Cerrito ("The Little Hill") (about 150 meters away); The Earth and its Cosmic Paths (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Pueblito.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2019
3. The Plaza of the Sculptures and Marker
In this view from inside the plaza, the marker can be seen right of center on an elevated portion of the eastern end of the plaza.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 3, 2019
4. The Plaza of the Sculptures
This additional view is towards the northeast at the plaza mentioned in the marker text.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 3, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
