Articles for Querétaro

The Legacy of Luis Nishizawa
Son of Japanese Kenji Nishizawa and Mexican Maria de Jesus Flores, Luis was born at Hacienda de San Mateo, in the municipality of

The Story of Leonora Carrington
Leonora Carrington was born in South Lancaster, England. She was the second and only woman of four children. Her father was a textiles

Remedios Varo, History of her Art
Remedios Varo was born on December 16, 1908 in Gerona, Spain; the daughter of a freethinker hydraulic engineer and a devout catholic.

María Izquierdo, Mexican Art
One of the most important painters of Mexican art during the 20th century, María Izquierdo was a distinguished member of the

José Luis Cuevas, A Figure in Mexican Art
José Luis Cuevas was born on February 26, 1934 in Mexico City. He is a drawer, etcher, illustrator and sculptor, one of the most important

The Mayan Sculptures
The Ancient Mayas were one of the most important pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, their scientific and artistic legacy is one of

The Mexica Civilization and their Sculptures
The Mexica called themselves original from the mythological region of Aztlán “the place of the seven caves”. After a pilgrimage that lasted

Mountain Climbing and Mexico's Highest Mountains
Mexico offers mountain climbers tempting peaks to explore and where to contemplate the country’s beautiful valleys. The infrastructure

The Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire, also known as Mexica, was formed by certain ethnic groups in Central Mexico, especially Nahuatl speakers who had a

The apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe before Juan Diego
Ten years after the Conquest of Mexico, on the 9th of December 1531, Juan Diego was headed to the Convent of Tlatelolco for mass. Passing