{"id":5349,"date":"2018-04-09T22:31:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/?p=5349"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:38:50","slug":"ciudad-de-queretaro-colonial-treasure-great-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/ciudad-de-queretaro-colonial-treasure-great-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The City of Quer\u00e9taro, a colonial treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0a0a0a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">The city of Quer\u00e9taro is one of the most important and well-preserved cities, considered a colonial treasure in the heart of M\u00e9xico with a rich historical past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">The <strong>city of Quer\u00e9taro<\/strong> is one of the oldest in Mexico. It was declared as the &#8220;V<strong>ery Noble and Loyal City of Santiago de Queretaro<\/strong>&#8221; in <strong>1656<\/strong> where only Spaniards lived. In the seventeenth century, many monasteries were built by the <strong>Jesuits, Dominicans <\/strong>and <strong>Franciscans,<\/strong> making Queretaro the training site for missionaries sent to the north of the country such as <strong>Texas<\/strong> and <strong>California<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">It has been recognized on several occasions as the metropolitan area with the <strong>best quality of life<\/strong> and the <strong>safest city<\/strong> in Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0a0a0a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">In 1996, the historic center of Queretaro was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">The City of Quer\u00e9taro is considered a colonial treasure thanks to its historic center that contains beautiful colonial architecture that can be admired today. Among them is the <strong>church of San Francisco<\/strong> of the eighteenth century, one of the most important, the <strong>Regional Museum<\/strong> built in the sixteenth century by the <strong>Franciscans<\/strong> and being the first monastery for the evangelization of the indigenous people. <strong>Plaza de la Independencia<\/strong> surrounded by colonial mansions and restaurants, the <strong>Art Museum<\/strong> located in the San Agustin monastery of the 17th century in a baroque style, the church and former monastery of <strong>San Felipe Neri<\/strong> from the 17th century inaugurated by <strong>Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla<\/strong> in <strong>1921<\/strong>, the <strong>Palace of the Corregidora<\/strong> and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/river-7336740_1280-2-300&#215;200.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;The City of Quer\u00e9taro, a colonial treasure&#8221; title_text=&#8221;river-7336740_1280-2&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0a0a0a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-medium\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">The aqueduct is one of the most notable symbols of the city<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">This impressive work was built between <strong>1726<\/strong> and <strong>1738<\/strong> by the <strong>Marquis Juan Antonio de Urrutia and Arana<\/strong> in order to supply water from the Ca\u00f1ada to the city. It consists of <strong>74 arches<\/strong> with a <strong>length of 1280<\/strong> meters and a maximum <strong>height of 23 meters<\/strong>. It is considered one of the most admirable structures of Mexio and America. Nowadays, its lighting system highlights the beauty of its structure and aesthetics every night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/avenue-170390_1280-2-200&#215;300.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;The City of Quer\u00e9taro, a colonial treasure&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;avenue-170390_1280-2&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0a0a0a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">Queretaro is an important economic center of business and is the headquarters of large corporations<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/queretaro-moderno-3274548_640-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Quer\u00e9taro Moderno&#8221; title_text=&#8221;queretaro-moderno-3274548_640&#8243; align=&#8221;right&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">The city has had constant economic and industrial growth since<strong> 1990,<\/strong> making it the most dynamic city in <strong>Latin America<\/strong>. The basis of its economy is in the information and data technology industry, aviation manufacturing and maintenance, the automotive and machinery industry, customer service centers and the production of chemicals and food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#0a0a0a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">The state of Quer\u00e9taro has become the first exporter and second wine producer in Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"en\">Quer\u00e9taro lives today one of its most important stages in wine production. 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