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religiousarchitectureincolonialMichoacán,mexico
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michoacán,mexico,
roofcorridorswith
geometricpatterns
conventSantaAna
oftheFranciscan
deTzintzuntzan,
torressalomao
photographic
(2013,photo.
archive
ill.4.
southeast;tothesouthandwestotherareasand
thestaircasel
Thefrontofthetemplefeaturesplateresqueand
remarkableMudéjarinfluenceslThecentralmain
entrancewithasemicirculararchandalfizforms
thefirstbody,whilethesecondisformedbythe
geminatewindowofthechoir,whichiscrowned
byalargeshellthatappearstoshelteritlThepla-
teresqueelementsaredistinguishedamongitsen-
tirecomposition:candelabracolumns,Franciscan
cord,shells,alfizandfloralmotifs,whichconfigure
theornamentsetwithallofthereligiousspiritof
thatagel
Ontheleftsideonecanobservethepilgrims’
portico,whichgivesaccesstotheconvent,aquad-
rangularcourtyard,coveredbyabarrelvaultthat
supportsthemaincelllThiscourtyardisframed
byalargesemicirculararch,withoutmouldings
ordecorativeelements;itsexpressionissoberlOn
thesameaxistheopenchapelstands,whichboasts
alargesemicirculararchbuiltincarvedstonework
withdecorativeplateresqueelementslItslayoutis
polygonalandcoveredwithasemicircularribvault
withtracesoftheoriginalmuralpaintingl
The“Michoacánstyle”ispresentinanumber
ofexamplesindifferentregionsoftheMichoacán
territorylInthePátzcuarolakebasin,façadesof
thetemplesofJarácuaro,SanPedroPareo,Uricho,
Puácaro,Arocotin,Ihuatzio,Huiramangaro,among
others,canbesetasexampleslIntheswamparea
ofZacapu,onecanmentiontheroofsofTirindaro
andNaranjalIntheOncePueblosravine-thetem-
pleofAcachuénlIntheTarascansierra-theroofs
ofCorupo,Aranza,Capacuaro,Cheranatzicurin,
Tanaco,Quinceo,SanFranciscoPeribánandthe
hospitalchapelsofPomacoaranandCharapanlAs
adirectinfluenceofthehospitalinUruapanwecan
findthetemplesofAngahuanandSanLorenzoand
thehospitalinZacán9(illl5)l
OneoftheoutstandingexamplesofMudéjar
influenceinMichoacánisthetempleofAngahuanl
Thepointofinterestofthisreligiousbuildingre-
latestoitsageandstylelItfunctionedasavisit-
ingchurchandin1570dependedontheparishof
Zirosto,administeredbythecanonJuandeVelascol
ThistemplewaslaterrunbytheAugustiniansand
thendependedontheParangaricutiropriorylOn
itsfaçadethereisaninscriptionwiththedateof
1562;accordingtoSilvaMandujanothisdatein-
dicatesitsyearofcompletionlThestartdatewas
probablyafewyearsearlierwhenitwasstillrunby
theFranciscansl10
AccordingtoGonzálezGalvántheroofofthe
templeofSantiagoAngahuanisundoubtedlyamas-
terpieceofthemostrepresentativeMichoacán’spla-
teresqueartlItsmodeblendstheMudéjarrigourin
itscompositionwithitsdenselydecoratedpilaster
jambswithflowerreliefsandarchedentrancel11
Projectingaroundthearchinanalfizframewith
beadworks,arefestoonsandavariedrepertoireof
9Furtherinformation,lookinYokoyama(1998:231-268)l
10SilvaMandujano(1998:225)l
11GonzálezGalván(1978:123)l
