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St. Mark's Cathedral, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
St. Mark's Cathedral ( es, Catedral de San Marcos), or also known as Tuxtla Gutiérrez Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla. It formerly served as church for a Dominican priory, and has been remodeled several times. The building was completed in 1965 when Pope Paul VI created the Diocese of Tuxtla. The patronage of Saint Mark, patron saint of Tuxtla, dates from 1560, when Dominican friars of the convent in Tecpatán constructed the first Catholic church for this population and dedicated it to ''San Marcos Evangelista''. Bells The tower contains a carillon of 48 bells cast in 1981 by the Dutch bellfoundry Petit & Fritsen. It rings automatically every hour to accompany a mechanical procession of the 12 Apostles, on the front of the tower below the belfry. Five other bells, not connected to the carillon, are in openings in the center of the façade. See also *Catholic Church in Mexico Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and services-oriented city, Tuxtla (as it is commonly known) had one of the fastest-growing rates in Mexico in the last 40 years. Unlike many other areas in Chiapas, it is not a major tourist attraction, but a transportation hub for tourists coming into the state, with a large airport and a bus terminal. History The Zoques made the first pre-Hispanic settlement at the site. They named the valley area name ''Coyatoc'', which means 'land or house of rabbits'. The Aztecs intruded into the area between 1486 and 1505 and named it ''Tuchtlan'', which means the same thing in their language. After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and the subjugation of the local Chiapan people in 1528, the Dominicans constructed a monastery in nearby Tecpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
