Biblioteca Palafoxiana
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Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a historic 17th-century library in Puebla, Mexico, renowned as one of the oldest public libraries in the Americas and noted for its extensive collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
→
historic library → library → public library → |
| affiliation |
Roman Catholicism
→
surface form: "Catholic Church"
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| architecturalStyle | Baroque → |
| collectionContains |
early printed books
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incunabula → legal texts → manuscripts → philosophical works → rare books → religious texts → scientific works → |
| continent | North America → |
| coordinateLocation | 19.041°N 98.198°W → |
| country | Mexico → |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century → |
| founder | Juan de Palafox y Mendoza → |
| hasApproximateNumberOfItems | over 40,000 volumes → |
| hasCollectionSize | approximately 45,000 volumes → |
| hasPart |
altarpiece
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reading room → wooden bookshelves → |
| hasProtectionStatus | protected historic monument → |
| hasTourismAttractionType |
cultural attraction
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historic site → |
| heritageDesignation |
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
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surface form: "Historic Monument of Mexico"
Memory of the World International Register →
surface form: "UNESCO Memory of the World Register"
|
| inception | 1646 → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish → |
| locatedIn |
Puebla
→
Puebla metropolitan area →
surface form: "Puebla City"
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | State of Puebla → |
| locatedInBuilding | Casa de la Cultura de Puebla → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mexico → |
| namedAfter | Juan de Palafox y Mendoza → |
| openToPublic | yes → |
| operator | Archdiocese of Puebla → |
| partOf |
Historic Centre of Puebla
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surface form: "Historic centre of Puebla"
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| significantEvent | recognized as the first public library in the Americas → |
| significantFor |
history of libraries in the Americas
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preservation of rare books in Latin America → |
| significantPeriod | Colonial era → |
| subjectHasRole | major repository of colonial Mexican printed heritage → |
| use |
cultural tourism
→
research → |
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