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| Zamora has several
historic attractions, monuments, cultural centers
and natural areas. It is a town with several villages.
The city of Zamora is characterized by several
churches in close proximity, the majority located
in the center, each with a different architectural
style, such as its ancient temple of San Francisco,
the Cathedral Neoclassical his temple del Carmen
, his expiatory temple of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and its monumental Gothic cathedral, now
dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe will become
the largest in Latin America. Jacona-Zamora Boulevard,
an extension of Madero Avenue characterized similarly
to the City. El Colegio de Michoacán extension
of the College of Mexico, research center, has
a library and auditorium worth visiting.
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Santuario
de Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe |
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5 de Mayo Sur, Col Jardines de Catedral |
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Zamora has
two cathedrals, one of which is still under
construction, due to the interruption in
the year 1914, the federal government in
1988 gave to the administration of the Church
to continue its work.
It is a NeoGothic cathedral,
with five monumental buildings, is built
on stilts conical. This cathedral today
Diocesan Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadeloupe,
is the Catholic church or cathedral, Mexico's
largest and Latin America. In its interior
one can see beautiful stained glass windows
and decorated in wood and stone quarry,
and has the largest organ Tubular America.
It is a monument that must
not forget to visit during your stay in
Zamora.
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Morelos Public Market |
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V. Guerrero, Col. centro |
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Given the
need for Zamora with a place to trade, the
Town Hall meeting on October 12, 1907, it
was decided to build a market for the city,
and the "Mercado Morelos" born
in 1912. Plans and designs of the work were
made by Mr. Philippe Serrano, a native of
Mexico City.
The crystals were French
market orders Claudio Pellandini the house,
and were brought by rail from Mexico City.
Today the market is home to various businesses,
including shops of shoes, clothes, food
and regional sweets. As also known as the
"market for sweets."
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Cathedral
of Zamora |
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Principal |
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The
cathedral was the attempt of four
parish churches, first a modest church
that operated from 1574 in the village,
then another in 1580 which changed
the original location, and the ruin
that was it, in 1681 began a new construction.
In 1840 began the
construction of the new parish through
the Dr. José María Cabadas,
because since 1828 the former was
in ruins. In 1911 it was rebuilt after
the damage suffered by an earthquake,
since then still standing, and without
changes in its architecture. The temple
is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception
of Mary, with its beautiful interior
paintings with various reasons, details
of wood and stone quarry.
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Federal Palace (Old Bishop's Palace) |
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Hidalgo esquina con Colón, Col. Centro |
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A neoclassical
building dating from 1904, began its construction
under the leadership of Bishop Fernández
and was completed to 1909, acquiring its
final profile in 1911, with Bishop Núñez.
The building served as
home of the bishops for a short period and
since 1914 has been used for various purposes,
now in its interior there are government
offices. Its design follows the old rules
that were to have room around one or two
yards, protecting its entry portals. The
staircase and stained glass are the admiration
of those who come to admire
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The
Church of San Francisco |
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Hidalgo entre M. Ocampo y Cazares, Col. Centro |
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The
church of San Francisco is a
small colonial church built
in 1791 by the first Catholic
missionaries to arrive in the
Tziróndaro Valley. The
Franciscans began their work
of evangelization in 1716.
The
original building burned and
was rebuilt again by changing
its frontispiece only because
of its slender tower was saved.
Inside there are six beautiful
paintings Don Luis G. Jasso,
a native of Zamora. The paintings
represent scenes from the birth
of Jesus.
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Chirch
of the Lord of Health. Calvary Church |
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Hidalgo Norte, Barrio del Teco |
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As a chapel
donated by Don Antonio Delgado in 1686 the
people of San Francisco de Los Tecos (today
Teco's neighborhood), inside image of Lady
of Health, Towards 1710 the chapel was rebuilt
and then demolished in 1829.
In 1837 the first Mass
was officiated after its third
building.
In 1951 the vestry and
burned in 1965 after a fire caused severe
damage, he made new arrangements.
Today, the temple has many
beautiful sculptures and wood-size: Lord
of Health, the Lord of the Sacristy, the
Sorrows, San Juan Evangelista, the Immaculate
Conception, La Soledad, La Virgen de la
Merced, San Miguel and San Nicolas.
During Easter this temple
becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands
of faithful in Zamora and its environs.
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|Church
of Virgen del Carmen |
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Pino Suaréz Norte, Barrio del Carmen |
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The
origin of this temple was a chapel dedicated
to St. Anthony of Padua, the cementery that
was located in the Carmen's neighborhood.
The
construction of the chapel began on August
26, 1845 by order of Don Antonio Peña,
future first bishop of Zamora. Cult took
until early 1900, after the federal intervention
it fell into ruin and abandonment.
Father
Serrato received permission to demolish
the chapel and begin building a new church
on October 6, 1930. Neorrománico
Italian style is based on several models
of chapels in Europe, worth seeing its interior
decoration.
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|Theater
of the City & Regional Center for the Arts |
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5 de Mayo Sur, Col. Jardines de Catedral |
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The building
was inaugurated on January 19, 1913, as
the Catholic Workers' Recreation Center,
It had 10 rooms and for games of billiards,
chess, dominoes and a library, reading room,
among others.
At the center of the main
courtyard was built the conference room
and entertainment in the form of a horseshoe,
whose dimensions were 37 x 23 meters, consisted
of a courtyard, seats, two sets of boxes,
a scene of 14 meters wide.
In 1995 after years of
neglect and deterioration, we began the
restoration work. Since then, the theater
has regained some of its luster and is home
to many musical events, like the jazz festival
and concerts of high quality
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San Francisco de Los Tecos Square. |
| J.M.
Morelos Norte y Lerdo de Tejada |
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Commonly
known as the Garden of Teco, on the settlements
of the Indians that once inhabited Tecos
this part of the valley, now a reunion center
for youths and adults, their columns of
lights, a style of conceptual art and gardens
surrounding dan welcome to visitors entering
through the north of the city.
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Temple of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus (temple of worship) |
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Morelos Sur, Col. Centro |
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Temple designed
by the master mason John Zaragoza in the
year 1892, is composed of three large ships
that do not yet have it with towers and
a spike in the place of the dome.
It is one of the finest
examples of Gothic Zamorano, looking very
similar in its frontispiece to the Sanctuary
of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Its windows were
designed like the skylights of the European
Gothic.
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Old Railway Station |
| J.M.
Morelos Sur, Col. Centro |
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In times
of porfiriano Zamora came to be regarded
as a city that needed to be connected to
the national rail system, the station was
in operation from 1912 until 1988. In the
glorious past of this station people approached
the train that connects with the southern
populations Tingüindín, Santa
Clara and Los Reyes.
Today the city council
and citizens involved with the city seeking
to give a decent use, being in the proposed
establishment of a museum.
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History Museum in Platilina |
| J.M.
Morelos Sur, Col. Centro |
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Since 2005
the museum first opened its doors in Zamora,
"Your World in dough," is a unique
museum of its kind in Latin America.
Offers young and old the
opportunity to discover different ages and
personalities in world history and local
culture and regularly mounts an exhibition
of handicrafts of the region.
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Church of Virgen Purisima |
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Fco. I. Madero Sur esquina con Colón. Col.
Centro |
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Zamora in
the great devotion to the Immaculate Conception
seems to go back to the second church was
built in the village, which in 1612 had
an image with this dedication in the same
year did miracles.
In 1833 before the cholera
epidemic, there was possibly a chapel of
the Immaculate Conception, according to
a version that is being raised by his devotion
to the intercessory serious outbreak of
cholera Morbus that was unleashed in the
city between March and July 1850, so which
began construction of a temple dedicated
to her in 1851, with its solemn blessing
in 1881 and began operations in 1886 as
a parish.
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El Colegio de Michoacán |
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de Navarrete esquina con Av. del Arbol, Col. Las
Fuentes |
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The Second
Study Center after the College of Mexico,
was formed in Zamora thanks to Don Francisco
Miranda and Dr. Luis González.
The College has a Center
for Anthropological Studies, a Center for
Historical Studies, a Center for Rural Studies
and a Center for the Study of the Traditions.
Researchers from various
parts of the country and abroad are working
in it. It has a large library, a library,
and Cineteca a fine, modern auditorium.
Their yards and gardens adorn the interior
of this prestigious house of studies.
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Plazas de La Liberación
y La Fundación |
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Paseo de Los Laureles y Martínez de Navarrete
Pte., Col. Los Laureles |
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Calzada Zamora - Jacona
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Fco. I. Madero |
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Old road
connecting the sister cities of Zamora and
Jacona, and in the past had a tram pulled
by horses, for over a decade, allowing only
pedestrians and cyclists trancitar this
beautiful narrow road on both sides by gardens
and trees provide shade, about 3 kilometers
from one end to another can offer an alternative
sport for lovers of outdoor activities.
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Enjoy Lighting estaq colossal structure
with its towers of 100 m in height.
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