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4 unusual facts about La Asunción


Juan Fermín de Huidobro

Juan Fermín de Huidobro was born in La Asunción, Isla Margarita, and joined the royal army at an early age.

La Asunción

The Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción, dated to the 16th century, is one of the earliest churches in the country.

An interesting display in the museum is a sculpture of the tyrant ruler Loe de Aguierre who had terrorized the islanders during 1561; this event is featured in the picture titled Aguierre, the wrath of God produced by Warner Herzog with Klaus Kinski in the lead role.

Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle

Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy in La Asunción, Venezuela.



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Catedral de Hermosillo

Hermosillo Cathedral or the Assumption Cathedral (locally called "La Catedral" or "La Catedral de la Asunción") stands 30 meters tall as the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo and one of the most emblematic buildings of the Mexican city of Hermosillo.

Cuernavaca Cathedral

In 1891, Pope Leon XIII established the Diocese of Cuernavaca, to administer over the territory of Morelos, converting the Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción to the Cathedral of Cuernavaca.

Juan Fermín de Huidobro

Governor Juan Muñoz Gadea commissioned him to start construction of the Santa Rosa de la Eminencia castle in La Asunción, on the site of the old San Bernardo fortress.

Pastrana, Spain

The main street leads to the Iglesia de la Asunción, in whose museum the tapestries are kept, and also a painting by El Greco.