College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
The College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro was a Franciscan missionary college, or seminary, in New Spain. It was located in present-day Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, and was the second Roman Catholic missionary college in the New World to train missionaries.Photo: Adamcastforth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Enrique López-Tamayo Biosca, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: building in Queretaro, Mexico
- Also known as: “College of Santa Cruz de Queretaro”, “Holy Cross Church and Franciscan Convent, Santiago de Queretaro”, and “Templo La Cruz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Contemporary Art Museum of Queretaro and Panteón de los Queretanos Ilustres.
Panteón de los Queretanos Ilustres
Cemetery
Photo: ABIGAILMENDOZAS, Public domain.
Panteón de los Queretanos Ilustres is a cemetery, which is situated 330 metres east of College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro.
Monumento al Apóstol Santiago el Mayor
Monument
Photo: Mizaelc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monumento al Apóstol Santiago el Mayor is situated 220 metres west of College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro.
College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
- Categories: Catholic seminary, convent, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Querétaro, Querétaro, Bajío, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
20.59321° or 20° 35′ 36″ northLongitude
-100.38348° or 100° 23′ 1″ westOpen location code
75GXHJV8+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1497716071OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5146830
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro” goes by many names.
- French: “Collège Santa Cruz de Querétaro”
- Spanish: “Colegio de Santa Cruz de Querétaro”
- Spanish: “Colegio Santa Cruz de Querétaro”
- Spanish: “Templo y exconvento de la Cruz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capilla del Calvarito and Convento de la Santa Cruz.
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