Into the Light at Merida Cathedral Metal Print

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The Cathedral of San Ildefonso is one of the oldest European structures in the Americas. I read in various places that it was the oldest cathedral on the mainland in the Americas, but I kept seeming to read this about various churches, so I'm resolved to accept that being built in 1598, it's certainly one of the oldest.

It also may have a claim to being built of some of the oldest materials. Merida was built on the foundations of a Mayan city, T'ho, and the stone of the Maya temples was re-used in the church you see here.

Merida's ancient cathedral does not, in my mind, fit the prototypical image of a Spanish Colonial church in Mexico. Most of them tend to follow the baroque style and drop with adornment. From what I've read it's because the Catedral de San Ildefonso was built in the Moorish style. The comparatively newer churches are baroque. Amazing what a difference a sea change in architecture can have isn't it?

I was also struck by the sharp contrast be...

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