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3 unusual facts about Nuestra Señora de la Luz


Francisco Antonio Marín del Valle

He named the church as Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of Light) and was basically a military chapel, so later they called "La Castrense" (The Military).

Nuestra Señora de la Luz

Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003.

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz comprises a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits and Franciscans to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.



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Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda

A second mission is located in the community of Tancoyol called Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol, dedicated to Our Lady of Light.