Puebla de Zaragoza, formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de
los Ángeles during colonial times, or known in English simply as Puebla, is
the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the
state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico, after Mexico City,
Monterrey, and Guadalajara.
The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan, which means
"where serpents change their skin", between two of the main indigenous
settlements at the time, Tlaxcala and Cholula. The city was founded as a
Spanish city, not on the foundation of an existing indigenous city-state.
Puebla was an important city and region in the history of New Spain, since it
was in the center region of Spanish settlement, midway between the main port
and the capital, had a large indigenous population, and drew many Spanish
settlers.
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Zócalo of Puebla.
The Zócalo is a park and plaza in the historic center of Puebla, a city
in the Mexican state of Puebla.
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The Zócalo, or main square, remains the cultural, political and
religious center of the city. It was the first block to be laid out,
with the rest of the historic center traced out from it in the form of
a checkerboard. This main plaza originally was rectangular, but later
made square because the earlier version was considered to be ugly.
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Until the end of the 18th century, this was the main market for the
town. For much of the colonial period, it was the main source of
potable water via a fountain that had been installed in the center in
the mid-16th century.
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See more at
Zócalo (Puebla) - Wikipedia.
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San Miguel Arcángel Fountain.
Today, the Zócalo is a tree-filled plaza and contains a large
number of sculptures, but the most noted is the San Miguel Arcángel
Fountain, placed in the center in 1777.
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There are four statues of muses installed at each corner of the plaza.
Jan Hendrix's sculpture, Kiosko, is installed in the plaza,
along with the Monumento al Sitio de Puebla and
Puebla de los Ángeles.
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Portal Hidalgo and Municipal Palace.
The Municipal Palace is located on Maximino Avila Camacho. The façade is
made of gray cantera stone in Renaissance style, using Ionic columns and
pediments, differing from the other buildings that border the main
plaza.
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The portal has two levels topped by a central garret, in which there
is a clock and towers on each side.
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The Zócalo of Puebla.
The Zócalo (main square) of Puebla with the Puebla Cathedral in
the background.
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Puebla Cathedral north portal.
The portal facing North is approximately 30 meters high, consists of
three bodies.
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The first is of the Doric order with four fluted columns and its
capitals with carved ovos in its fourth bocel, finished off with
well-proportioned cornices without triglyphs; in the intercolumnios
there are ledges with well-defined niches topped with shells and in it
there are two statues of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Matthew
the Apostle, life-size and of Villería; the impost of the arch runs to
the sides, there are also medals with portraits of founding kings in
low relief and white stone and of the same some children that adorn
the spandrels of the arch.
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The second body is of Ionic order that starts from a very ornate
pedestal, which constitutes four pilasters, two on each side, and in
the center a window with a carved frame of good taste, and the
intercolumns have niches and medals with the statues of Saint Luke and
Saint Mark. It continues upwards with a cornice, this yes, its frieze
adorned with triglyphs, next to it run two magnificent posts that give
the whole a majestic appearance.
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The top of the posts serves to receive an arch that covers the third
and last body, this breaks from the cornice of the second and is
formed by two Corinthian columns on pedestals with their cornice and
frontispiece. The architecture of this portal is considered a
masterpiece due to its stonework, which is why it is not without
reason that it is engraved on the pedestal (Hoc opus, Hic labor).
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Puebla Cathedral.
The Basilica Cathedral of Puebla, as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception is known according to its Marian invocation, is
the episcopal see of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico).
It is one of the most important buildings in the historic center of
Puebla declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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It has the prerogative of being the first sumptuous temple that under
good designs was made in the Americas, consecrated in 1649, ahead of
the Metropolitan of Mexico that was dedicated in 1653. It was founded
by Philip II of Spain.
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See more at
Puebla Cathedral - Wikipedia.
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Puerta del Perdón and sides.
The middle one, which protects the so-called "Puerta del Perdón",
rises 34 meters and opens only on big occasions, the same as in the
Mexico City Cathedral and others. It was finished in 1664. This portal
is divided into three bodies.
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The first of the Doric order with four fluted half columns with their
pedestals and cornice, in the intercolumns there are two well-crafted
niches, with two stone statues of Villería, one of Saint Peter with
book and key; and that of Saint Paul with the sword, in the middle the
Puerta del Perdón whose impost runs above the niches and between it
and the cornice there are some shields of Villería with the shields of
the cathedral: a vase of lilies, symbol of the Immaculate Conception
of Mary.
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The second body is of the Ionic order, with four half columns and in
its intercolumns there are niches and shields like the first with the
statues of Saint Joseph, holding the baby Jesus by the hand on the
left, and Saint James the Great on the right with a gourd on a staff
and above a pine.
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The third body consists of two fluted Doric half-columns on pedestals
and its cornice without pediment is topped with the arms of Spain,
which from 1827 to 1930 was covered with mixture with the intention of
putting the Mexican shield, however, and finally the place bears the
Mary's monogram but keeping the golden fleece and the royal crown.
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The side portals both show a relief with its Villería frames, on the
left it represents Saint Rose of Lima receiving roses from the Virgin
and a shield that says (Cordis mei rosa) Rose of my heart, and
on the right Saint Teresa of Ávila in the moments in which an angel
wounds her with an arrow in the heart (religious ecstasy), the shield
on her left says (Vulnerasti cor meu) you hurt my heart and the
one on her right (Amore langueo) consumes me of love.
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Cathedral grid with angel.
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Puebla Cathedral south portal.
The Norte and Sur portals are similar in architecture although they vary
in details, the Sur being simpler without statues or decorations, the
latter is located in front of the Casa de la Cultura, former Seminary,
and its atrium is only as wide as the portal because it is boxed in on
both sides by constructions of the same church.
- The grille of this access was built by José Mariano Saavedra.
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It was opened to the public in September 2010 after having been closed
for more than 50 years.
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Palacio Federal.
The old streets of San Pantaleon or San Juan, came to be born from one
of the most important projects of Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza in the
year 1643, which were the distinguished schools that made up the
Palafoxian Tridentine Seminary, whose function was to enforce the
provisions emanating from the Council of Trent. This required the proper
training of the priests in the seminary. The
Colegio de San Pablo was part of this set. Palafox decided to
found a school of infantry behind the Colegio de San Juan.
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Behind it were the episcopal gardens and grounds which is now occupied
by art workshops from the Casa de la Cultura.
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This building was the residence of Puebla’s bishops from the early
17th century until the second half of the 19th century, when it was
then used as the Government Palace.
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The Episcopal Palace or Palacio Federal of Puebla is noted for the
frescoes that decorate the walls which represent European landscapes.
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Módulo de Información Turística del Estado.
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House of Culture of Puebla.
The House of Culture, as defined by its name, is a place dedicated to
promoting cultural and artistic activities. From dance, music and cinema
to literature and paintings. This is the place to visit if you want to
see concerts and exhibitions, but at the same time you can experience an
important historical heritage.
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The building itself dates back to the 16th century. Initially, it was
called 'Colegio de San Juan' (San Juan School). Some time
afterwards, it became a seminary.
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La Compañía - Templo Expiatorio del Espíritu Santo.
According to colonial-era published sources, a young Indian woman named
Mirra was kidnapped by Portuguese pirates and taken to Cochin
(modern-day Kochi), in the south of India. There, she escaped her
kidnappers and took refuge in a Jesuit mission, where she was baptized
with the name Catarina de San Juan. Mirra was again kidnapped by the
same pirates that had taken her from her birth parents, and in Manila
they delivered her to the merchant who later took her to New Spain. Once
in Acapulco, she was sold to a Puebla merchant by the name of Miguel de
Sosa. Through her life, Catarina or Mirra continued to dress in a sari.
It is possible that is this gave rise to the "china dress" that became
popular in Mexico in the 17th century. A few years after her arrival in
Mexico, Miguel de Sosa died, providing in his will for the manumission
of his slave. She was taken in by a convent, where it is said she began
to have visions of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. The "China Poblana"
died on 5 January 1688 at the age of 82.
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In Puebla, she was venerated as a saint until 1691, when the Mexican
Inquisition prohibited open devotion to her.
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Today, the Templo de la Compañía, in Puebla, is known as
La Tumba de la China Poblana because in its sacristy lie the
remains of Catarina de San Juan.
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El Parián Handicrafts Market.
The Parian handicraft market is located in the place formerly known as
the antigua plazuela de San Roque, built in 1801.
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This place is mostly covered in brick with talavera tiles in the
poblano style.
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It is considered the first artisan market in the city of Puebla and
since 1961 it occupies the facilities of what was the old market
called El Parián.
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El Parián Handicrafts Market.
At present, the site is duly conditioned and refurbished, with a total
of 112 stores, where the most varied handicrafts produced in the
different regions of the state of Puebla are sold.
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This place was called the Parián because it was an obligatory
stop for muleteers coming from Veracruz, Oaxaca, La Costa Chica de
Guerrero and the Capital.
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This market operated from 1760 until the end of the 20th century,
when, due to the appearance of the railroad, it was abandoned as a
center for the concentration of cargoes, and became the
La Plaza del Baratillo.
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Casa de Alfeñique.
The Casa de Alfeñique is named for the intricate mortar work that
covers its façade. Alfeñique is a kind of sugar and almond candy.
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It was constructed by Antonio Santamaría de Incháurregui for Juan
Ignacio Morales, who was a master ironsmith.
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The façades also contain ironwork balconies, cornices and a crown.
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Casa de Alfeñique.
The house was left to the state by Alejandro Ruiz Olavarrieta in 1896.
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It was first used to house the first public museum in the city of
Puebla.
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The collection contains more than 1,500 pieces of a historical nature.
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La Casa del Raboso.
Four centuries after the Raboso de la Plaza family inhabited
house number 408 on Calle 4 Oriente, in the center of the city,
the building will today serve as the headquarters of the federal
Ministry of Public Education (SEP).
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During these four centuries, the House of Raboso was inhabited by
different characters from New Spain society until it was nationalized
in 1919 and registered as Federal Property in September 1924. In this
way it functioned as a post office and later as a Health Center.
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Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos.
On December 11, 1983, the Casa de los Muñecos was acquired by the
Autonomous University of Puebla, and intended to install the University
Museum there.
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Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos (detail).
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Convent Church of Santo Domingo.
The Convent Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is a Roman Catholic church
within the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puebla de
los Angeles, with the archangel Michael as its patron saint.
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Attached to it is the Chapel of the Rosario, an example of New Spanish
Baroque, considered in its time to be the "eighth wonder of the
world".
- The church is located in Puebla's historic centre.
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Entrance to the Church of Santo Domingo.
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Nave of the Church of Santo Domingo.
View from the narthex towards the main altar.
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Chapel of Our Lord of Holy Burial.
The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after
crucifixion, before the eve of the sabbath described in the New
Testament.
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According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb
by a councillor of the sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; according
to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole."
- In art, it is often called the Entombment of Christ.
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See more at
Burial of Jesus - Wikipedia.
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Chapel of the Virgin of Fatima.
Our Lady of Fátima (formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of
Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the
Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the
Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
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Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is
one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions,
wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and
passionate love for mankind".
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The devotion is especially concerned with what the church deems to be
the long-suffering love and compassion of the heart of Christ towards
humanity.
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See more at
Sacred Heart - Wikipedia.
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Chapel of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Thomas Aquinas, OP (1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar
and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in
the tradition of scholasticism; he is known within the tradition as the
Doctor Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the
Doctor Universalis.
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Among other things, he was a prominent proponent of natural theology
and the father of a school of thought (encompassing both theology and
philosophy) known as Thomism.
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He argued that God is the source of both the light of natural reason
and the light of faith.
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He has been described as "the most influential thinker of the medieval
period" and "the greatest of the medieval philosopher-theologians".
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See more at
Thomas Aquinas - Wikipedia.
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Chapel of Saint Joseph.
Chapel of Saint Joseph with the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in the
foreground.
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Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, or the
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, Caridad del Cobre or
simply Cachita, is one of the invocations of the Virgin Mary.
She is the Patroness of Cuba.
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The history of La Vírgen de la Caridad del Cobre began around
1612. The image is thought to have been brought by Spaniard colonists
from the town of Illescas, a province in Toledo, Spain where a similar
statue of the Virgin Mary of Charity was already well-venerated. Local
legend recalls the Spanish captains who bring with them religious
Marian images to guide and protect them from English pirates at sea.
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Two Native American or Indian brothers, Rodrigo and Juan de Hoyos, and
an African slave child, Juan Moreno, set out to the Bay of Nipe for
salt. They are traditionally given the moniker the "three Juans". They
needed the salt for the preservation of the meat at the Barajagua
slaughter house, which supplied the workers and inhabitants of
Santiago del Prado, now known as El Cobre. While out in the bay, a
storm arose, rocking their tiny boat violently with incoming waves.
Juan, the child, was wearing a medal with the image of the Virgin
Mary. The three men began to pray for her protection. Suddenly, the
skies cleared, and the storm was gone. In the distance, they saw a
strange object floating in the water. They rowed towards it as the
waves carried it to them. At first they mistook it for a bird, but
quickly saw that it was what seemed to be a statue of a girl. At last
they were able to determine that it was a statue of the Virgin Mary
holding the child Jesus on her left arm and a gold cross in her right
hand. The statue was fastened to a board with an inscription saying
"Yo Soy la Vírgen de la Caridad" or "I am the Virgin of
Charity". Much to their surprise, the statue remained completely dry
while afloat in the water. Overjoyed by what they had discovered, they
hurried back to Barajagua. They showed the statue to a government
official, Don Francisco Sánchez de Moya, who then ordered a small
chapel to be built in her honor.
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See more at
Our Lady of Charity - Wikipedia.
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Altarpiece on the right side.
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Altarpiece on the left side.
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Portal to the Chapel of the Rosary.
The access portal is in the left crossing of the church, and its austere
Baroque design contrasts with the wealth of the interior. It has a
cushioned rounded arches, as well as the decorated and the jambs,
slightly trumpet-shaped and framed by tuscan pilasters and corinthian
columns. Finish the arch something similar to a balcony with a window
between pilasters.
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The Rosary (Latin: rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses"
or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, refers to
a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the
physical string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers.
When referring to the prayer, the word is usually capitalized ("the
Rosary", as is customary for other names of prayers, such as "the
Lord's Prayer", and "the Hail Mary"); when referring to the prayer
beads as an object, it is written with a lower-case initial letter
(e.g. "a rosary bead").
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The prayers that compose the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail
Marys, called "decades". Each decade is preceded by one Lord's Prayer
("Our Father"), and traditionally followed by one Glory Be. Some
Catholics also recite the "O my Jesus" prayer after the Glory Be; it
is the best-known of the seven Fátima prayers that appeared in the
early 20th century. Rosary prayer beads are an aid for saying these
prayers in their proper sequence.
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Usually, five decades are recited in a session. Each decade provides
an opportunity to meditate on one of the Mysteries of the Rosary,
which recall events in the lives of Jesus Christ and his mother Mary.
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See more at
Rosary - Wikipedia.
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Interior of the Chapel of the Rosary.
The chapel is characterized by being of Latin cross plan with short
sections and testeros. It is a dazzling example of the 17th century New
Spanish Baroque style, and a stage for faith and fantasy, where each
element has a precise meaning.
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We find sixty angels placed around the circumference that forms the
dome and the main vault, each in a different expression, some are only
heads and/or others are full-body images. A detail to highlight is
that in the area dedicated to the choir and the organ, we find angels
that seem to be playing musical instruments and singing songs.
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Annunciation.
The Annunciation (from Latin annuntiatio), also referred to as
the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our
Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the announcement by the
archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through
a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Christian
Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation. Gabriel told Mary to
name her son Immanuel, meaning "God is with us again".
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Visitation.
In Christianity, the Visitation is the visit of Mary, who was pregnant
with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the
Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56.
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Nativity.
The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of
Christ is described in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two
accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judaea, his mother
Mary was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King
David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused
by divine intervention.
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Adoration.
The Adoration of the Magi or Adoration of the Kings or Visitation of the
Wise Men is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity
of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings,
especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay
before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him.
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Presentation.
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or in the temple) is an
early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation
at the Temple in Jerusalem, that is celebrated by many churches 40 days
after Christmas on Candlemas, or the "Feast of the Presentation of
Jesus".
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The episode is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke in the New
Testament. Within the account, "Luke's narration of the Presentation
in the Temple combines the purification rite with the Jewish ceremony
of the redemption of the firstborn (Luke 2:23–24)."
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See more at
Presentation of Jesus - Wikipedia.
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Disputation.
The Finding in the Temple, also called Christ among the Doctors or the
Disputation (the usual names in art), was an episode in the early life
of Jesus depicted in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke. It is the only
event of the later childhood of Jesus mentioned in a canonical gospel.
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Assumption.
The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic
Church. Pope Pius XII defined it in 1950. The declaration was built upon
the 1854 dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, which declared that
Mary was conceived free from original sin, and both have their
foundation in the concept of Mary as the Mother of God.
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The equivalent belief (but not held as dogma) in the Eastern Orthodox
Church is the Dormition of the Mother of God or the "Falling Asleep of
the Mother of God".
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The word 'assumption' derives from the Latin word
assūmptiō meaning "taking up".
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See more at
Assumption of Mary - Wikipedia.
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Coronation.
The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in
Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th
centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and
beyond. Christ, sometimes accompanied by God the Father and the Holy
Spirit in the form of a dove, places a crown on the head of Mary as
Queen of Heaven.
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In early versions the setting is a Heaven imagined as an earthly
court, staffed by saints and angels; in later versions Heaven is more
often seen as in the sky, with the figures seated on clouds. The
subject is also notable as one where the whole Christian Trinity is
often shown together, sometimes in unusual ways.
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Crowned Virgins are also seen in Eastern Orthodox Christian icons,
specifically in the Russian Orthodox church after the 18th century.
Mary is sometimes shown, in both Eastern and Western Christian art,
being crowned by one or two angels, but this is considered a different
subject.
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The subject became common as part of a general increase in devotion to
Mary in the Early Gothic period, and is one of the commonest subjects
in surviving 14th-century Italian panel paintings, mostly made to go
on a side-altar in a church. The great majority of Roman Catholic
churches had (and have) a side-altar or "Lady chapel" dedicated to
Mary. The subject is still often enacted in rituals or popular
pageants called May crownings, although the crowning is performed by
human figures.
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See more at
Coronation of the Virgin - Wikipedia.
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Our Lady of the Rosary.
Ciprés that protects the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary crowned with
the typical solomonic columns in Baroque architecture.
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Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, is
a Marian title. The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, formerly known as
Feast of Our Lady of Victory and Feast of the Holy Rosary is
celebrated on 7 October in the General Roman Calendar. 7 October is
the anniversary of the decisive victory of the combined fleet of the
Holy League of 1571 over the Ottoman navy at the Battle of Lepanto.
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According to Dominican tradition, in 1206, Dominic de Guzmán was in
Prouille, France, attempting to convert the Albigensians back to the
Catholic faith. The young priest had little success until one day he
received a vision of the Blessed Virgin, who gave him the rosary as a
tool against heretics. While Mary's giving the rosary to Dominic is
generally acknowledged as a legend, the development of this prayer
form owes much to the followers of Saint Dominic, including the
15th-century priest and teacher, Alanus de Rupe.
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See more at
Our Lady of the Rosary - Wikipedia.
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Vault.
In the vault the representations of the three theological virtues are
immersed in the foliage: Faith (bottom), Hope (center) and Charity
(top).
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Theological virtues are virtues associated in Christian theology and
philosophy with salvation resulting from the grace of God.
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Virtues are traits or qualities which dispose one to conduct oneself
in a morally good manner.
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Traditionally they have been named Faith, Hope, and Charity (Love),
and can trace their importance in Christian theology to Paul the
Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13, who also pointed out that “the greatest
of these is love.”
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See more at
Theological virtues - Wikipedia.
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Dome.
In the dome, the Divine Grace (Gratia Divina) carries in its
hands the palm leaf that symbolizes martyrdom, and the laurel branch of
victory. Grace, without which there is no valid virtue, represents the
origin of everything divine on earth; it is accompanied with the gifts
of the Holy Spirit:
- Understanding (Spiritus Intellectus)
- Fortitude (Spiritus Fortitudinis)
- Piety (Spiritus Pietatis)
- Fear of God (Spiritus Timoris)
- Knowledge (Spiritus Scientiae)
- Counsel (Spiritus Consilii) and
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Wisdom (Spirit Sapientiae), qualities represented by female
figures.
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Through these symbols one learns that having Faith, Hope and Charity,
being in grace and receiving the essential gifts, one can reach the
supreme wisdom, represented by the dove of the Holy Spirit, which in
the dome is shown wrapped between clouds and rays.
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See more at
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit - Wikipedia.
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Dome.
In the dome there are also 16 saints: Saint Ursula (1), Agatha of Sicily
(2), Agnes of Rome (3), Saint Anastasia (4), Saint Apollonia (5), Clare
of Assisi (6), Gertrude the Great (7), Lutgardis (8), Saint Rosalia (9),
Rose of Viterbo (10), Teresa of Ávila (11), Thecla (12), Saint Barbara
(13), Saint Cecilia (14), Saint Lucy (15) and Catherine of Alexandria
(16).
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Leaving the Chapel of the Rosary.
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Narthex of the Church of Santo Domingo.
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Chapel of the Lord of Forgiveness.
A man sentenced to death, for carving Christ perfectly in wood, was
saved from the gallows. A perfect sculpture was made by a prisoner who
only asked for a few pieces of wood. This is how this Christ obtained
the name of Lord of Forgiveness (El Señor del Perdón).
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The Lord of Forgiveness has its celebrations on the second Friday of
Lent.
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The celebrations begin with a novena of masses attended by the
inhabitants.
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Within the framework of these festivities, the town fair is held,
where there are mechanical games, gastronomic exhibitions and
fireworks.
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Chapel of Saint Dominic.
Saint Dominic, OP (Spanish: Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6
August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán, was a Castilian Catholic
priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron
saint of astronomers and natural scientists. He is alternatively called
Dominic of Osma, Dominic of Caleruega, and Domingo Félix de Guzmán.
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Chapel of the Lord Just Judge.
The name Just Judge (Señor Justo Juez) is said to be inspired by
the biblical moment in which the Lord Jesus was presented before Pontius
Pilate and declared that his Kingdom is not of this world.
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Also when Pilate's wife calls him and tells him "don't mess with that
Just One, because I suffered in a dream last night for him" (Matthew
27:19).
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Leaving the Church of Santo Domingo.
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See also
Sources
Itinerary
