{"id":8770,"date":"2018-11-24T05:50:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/?post_type=citadela-item&#038;p=8770"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:54:03","slug":"santuario-de-nuestra-senora-de-guadalupe-de-san-diego-de-san-francisco-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/santuario-de-nuestra-senora-de-guadalupe-de-san-diego-de-san-francisco-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of San Diego in San Francisco (San Diego)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">\u26ea The Hidden Treasure at the End of the Causeway \u2728<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">If you reached the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/calzada-fray-antonio-de-san-miguel\/\">Fray Antonio de San Miguel Causeway<\/a>, you'll find yourself facing a temple that, from the outside, seems calm and even simple. But don't be fooled. Cross its threshold and prepare to be breathless: the <b>Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/b> (affectionately known as <b>San Diego<\/b>) hides the most impressive and colorful interior in all of Morelia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">Originally built between <b>1708 and 1716<\/b>, this venue is an explosion of art that combines faith with the artisanal mastery of Michoac\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f The Guardian of the East (The 4 Cardinal Points)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">A fascinating historical fact is that, in the 18th century, the old Valladolid was spiritually \u201cprotected\u201d by four temples dedicated to the Virgin, located at the four cardinal points of the city:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b>North:<\/b> Santa Mar\u00eda de los Urdiales.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b>South:<\/b> Saint Catherine the Martyr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b>West:<\/b> Our Lady of Mercy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"><b>East:<\/b> Our Lady of Guadalupe (This Sanctuary).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\ud83c\udf3a The Interior: A Masterpiece of Clay and Faith<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">What makes this temple unique is not just the gold, but the <b>clay<\/b>. Between <b>1907 and 1913<\/b>, the brilliant craftsman <strong>Joaqu\u00edn Orta Menchaca<\/strong> transformed the interior, covering walls and vaults with thousands of flowers and geometric figures made of baked and polychrome clay. It is a work of infinite patience and dazzling beauty that fuses European technique with indigenous and mestizo craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b>Local Pride:<\/b> Joaqu\u00edn Orta was originally from <b>Tlalpujahua, Michoac\u00e1n<\/b>. His genius lay in fusing the European technique of plasterwork with the <b>indigenous tradition of fired and polychrome clay<\/b>. What you see is not just decoration, it is the mestizo identity of Michoac\u00e1n embodied in the walls.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b>Modern Art:<\/b> In 1975, the old murals were replaced by works by the master <b>Pedro Cruz<\/b>, which narrate the arrival and work of the Franciscan missionaries in Michoac\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">\u2620\ufe0f The Cross of the Executed and the Lost Cemetery<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">As you explore the atrium (the plaza in front of the temple surrounded by iron chains since 1873), you're walking on what was a cemetery until 1859. But the darkest secret lies in the north side garden. There you'll see a <b>octagonal stone cross<\/b>. According to some historians, this cross belonged to the old municipal cemetery and was the post where <b>they tied up those condemned to death to be shot.<\/b>. A silent vestige of violent times amidst so much beauty.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"14\">\u2696\ufe0f The Intellectual Neighbor: Former Convent of San Diego<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"15\">Right next to the temple you'll see an elegant building. It was built between 1761 and 1769 as a convent for the Discalced Franciscan friars. After being expropriated in 1859, the building had many lives: it was a civil hospital, a girls' academy, a venue for industrial exhibitions, and today, since 1967, it is the <b>Faculty of Law and Social Sciences<\/b> of the Michoacan University. Its halls are no longer walked by monks, but by the future lawyers of the state.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"16\">\ud83d\udccd Why visit it from P\u00e1tzcuaro?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"17\">Because it's the visual climax of your visit to Morelia. There's no other temple like it in the state. Joaqu\u00edn Orta's decoration will remind you of the rich craftsmanship you see in the markets of P\u00e1tzcuaro, but elevated to an architectural level. <b>Tip from Visit P\u00e1tzcuaro:<\/b> Sit on one of the benches inside and simply gaze up. The intricate details of the domes are mesmerizing. It's the perfect place to give thanks for your journey before returning to rest in our magical town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yoamomorelia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6836 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"74\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-18x2.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-300x37.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/banner-patz-150x19.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/74;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz.jpg 728w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/villapatzcuaro.com\\\/visitpatzcuaro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/banner-patz-150x19.jpg 150w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26ea El Tesoro Oculto al Final de la Calzada \u2728 Si llegaste al final de la Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel, te encontrar\u00e1s frente a un templo que, por [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9171,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[394],"citadela-item-location":[402],"class_list":["post-8770","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-alrededores","citadela-item-location-morelia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/8770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/8770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=8770"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=8770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}