Decision : 27 COM 8C.26
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro (Mexico)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Inscribes Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queréetaro, Mexico, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii): The Sierra Gorda Missions exhibit an important interchange of values in the process of evangelisation of central and northern Mexico, and the western United States.
Criterion (iii): The five Sierra Gorda missions bear witness to the cultural encounter of the European missions with the nomadic populations of central Mexico, remaining a significant testimony to this second phase of evangelisation in North America.The property consists of five separate missions in the State of Queretaro:
Mission | Municipality | Area | Coordinates |
Santiago de Jalpan | Jalpan de Serra | 21.85 ha | N21 12 15.8 W99 27 50.8 |
Santa María del Agua de Landa | Landa de Matamoros | 31.70 ha | N21 10 09.2 W99 18 39.0 |
San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco | Landa de Matamoros | 25.27 ha | N21 09 40.3 W99 11 33.5 |
Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol | Jalpan de Serra | 13.54 ha | N21 24 01.5 W99 19 40.9 |
San Miguel Concá | Arroyo Seco | 11.37 ha | N21 26 40.9 W99 38 13.0 |
TOTAL |
| 103.73 ha |
|
2. Encourages the State Party to give special attention to the control of future developments in the region, taking into account sustainable land-use in and around the settlements, and the character of the landscape.
Documents
Decisions adopted by the 27th Session of the World Heritage Committee in 2003" >
WHC-03/27.COM/24Context of Decision
WHC-03/27.COM/8C
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8A
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8A Add
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8B
WHC-03/27.COM/INF.8C
