Guadalajara Historica

(6/21/22)

Six hours of walking did a number on my hip but it was worth it. We spent the morning on a walking tour of the historic district of Guadalajara.

We toured the Guadalajara Cathedral (1561), the Teatro Degollado (1866) - with it's ceiling mural resurrecting Dante's Inferno, the Hospicio Cabañas - famous for its Orozco murals, and the San Juan de Dios Market - supposedly the largest indoor market in Latin America.

Of note was the bullet hole lodged in the clock tower of the Palacio de Gobierno in 1915,  stopping time to mark the arrival of Pancho Villa into town, & the numerous public notices of the desaparecidos in Jalisco 😕

Walking down P.⁰ Hospicio

Emblem of the city of Guadalajara

Plaza Fundadores, representing the 13 Spanish families that settled Guadalajara in 1542

Palacio de Justicia de Jalisco (1588)

Plaza de la Liberación & Guadalajara Cathedral

Guadalajara Cathedral nave

Guadalajara Cathedral altar

Guadalajara Cathedral catacombs

View of the Cathedral from Plaza de Armas

Stopped clock @ Plaza de Armas

Plaza de la Liberación & Teatro Degollado

Lobby ceiling of Teatro Degollado

Teatro Degollado stage

Teatro Degollado mural of Dante's 4th canto