Historic Centre of Zacatecas

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The Historic Centre of Zacatecas is a well-preserved colonial-era Mexican city core renowned for its pink-stone baroque architecture, silver-mining heritage, and dramatic setting in a narrow valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic city centre
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Churrigueresque architecture
associatedMine Mina El Edén
continent North America
country Mexico
foundedAsCity 1546
governingBody Municipality of Zacatecas
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalFunction colonial mining town
regional administrative centre
inscriptionYear 1993
knownFor dramatic setting in a narrow valley
pink-stone baroque architecture
silver-mining heritage
well-preserved colonial urban fabric
language Spanish
linkedTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

Spanish Empire
locatedIn State of Zacatecas
Zacatecas City
Northern Mexico
surface form: northern Mexico
materialUsed pink quarry stone
nearbyElevation Cerro de la Bufa
notableBuilding Church of San Agustín, Zacatecas
Church of Santo Domingo, Zacatecas
Ex-Convent of San Francisco, Zacatecas
Government Palace of Zacatecas
Zacatecas Cathedral
notableSquare Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas
partOf El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
surface form: Camino Real de Tierra Adentro historical route

Spanish colonial cities in the Americas
periodOfSignificance 16th century
17th century
18th century
preservationStatus well-preserved
primaryEconomicBaseHistoric silver mining
topography narrow valley
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
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UNESCORegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOSiteId 676
UNESCOWebsite https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/676
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
urbanPlan irregular street layout adapted to topography

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Zacatecas hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Zacatecas City UNESCOListing Historic Centre of Zacatecas