{"id":7451,"date":"2019-01-14T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:26:17","slug":"san-cristobal-casas-town-indigenous-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestmex.com\/en\/mexico-insurance-blog\/san-cristobal-casas-town-indigenous-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas"},"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=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\">San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas is a colonial town with an indigenous heart and is considered a magical town for its ethnic diversity and architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#898989&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas<\/strong> is a colonial town founded in <strong>1528<\/strong> by the Spanish to function as a military fort. It \u00a0received its current name in 1848 in honor of its first bishop, <strong>Bartolom\u00e9 de la Casas<\/strong>, who was a great defender of indigenous rights. <strong>San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas<\/strong> is surrounded by indigenous communities of different ethnicities where more than ten different dialects are spoken.<\/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=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\">As of today, the town retains its colonial architecture with magnificent churches, cobbled streets, houses with red roofs and balconies with flowers. It is an indigenous city of many museums that deserve to be visited to learn about the culture of this region. Tourism is one of the pillars of its economy that attracts a large number of visitors for its <strong>history<\/strong>, its <strong>culture<\/strong> and its <strong>indigenous population<\/strong>.<\/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; 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=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\">The former convent of Santo Domingo is just one of the examples of Baroque architecture with indigenous expressions 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; 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=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\">The Temple and former convent of <strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong> was built by the <strong>Dominican friars<\/strong> between the years of <strong>1547<\/strong> and <strong>1551<\/strong>. It is one of the most artistic baroque examples of architecture with indigenous finishes in Mexico. The facade made in an altarpiece of mortar (mixture of lime, sand and water) with ornaments in combinations of frets, Indian angels, sirens and many other beautiful details make this temple one of the most decorated in Mexican art. 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Chiapanecans have worked with amber since pre-Hispanic times initially for ceremonial and personal objects and later for commercial use. Also, <strong>\u00a0jade<\/strong>, an <strong>ornamental stone<\/strong>\u00a0was used by the Mesoamericans which they called the stone of creation. 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