Catedral de Puebla

Puebla Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in the metropolis of Puebla, in the country of Puebla, Mexico. It is a colonial cathedral, and is the see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles. The cathedral's bishop is Víctor Sanchez Espinosa. The cathedral is devoted to the Immaculate Conception. On January 24, 1557 Viceroy Martin Enriquez legal construction. The design turned into submitted to the Dean and Cathedral Chapter on November 11, 1557. Construction started out in November 1575, underneath the path of architect Francisco Becerra and Juan de Cigorondo.

Construction was interrupted in 1626 however in 1634 Juan Gómez de Trasmonte changed the layout and production started again in 1640 when Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza arrived with the appointment of traveller-trendy of New Spain and bishop of Puebla. The cathedral became in horrific shape while Palafox arrived in 1640, the building not yet completed and unconsecrated. When Palafox misplaced his conflict with the Jesuits and viceroy Salvatierra, he changed into appointed bishop to a minor diocese in Spain, however earlier than he left New Spain in 1649 he committed substantial power to completing the cathedral and its consecration.