La Parroquia
Date: Tuesday, December 27
Topic: Attractions
Found right on the Jardin's main square, this church was designed in a pseudo-gothic style. Beneath the main altar, a tomb holds the remains of former church bishops and such Mexican dignitaries as Anastacio Bustamante, former President of the Replic of Mexico. The tombs are only open on November 2nd, celebrated as the Day of the Dead in Mexico.
Looking nothing like any other church in Mexico, La Parroquia has become the emblem of San Miguel. The church is an object of great pride for the citizenry and a source of discomfort for architectural purists. Originally built in the colonial style, it was remade in the late 19th century by a local builder named Zeferino Gutiérrez, who reconstructed the towers and facade. Gutiérrez was supposedly unlettered but had seen picture postcards of European Gothic churches and worked from these alone, drawing his designs in the sand.
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