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Cristo Rey Cerro del Cubilete Silao Guanajuato Mexico Postcard 1960s
Chrome · 1960
Cristo Rey Cerro del Cubilete Silao Guanajuato Mexico Postcard 1960s
Cerro del Cubilete, Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico1960ChromeGood
The bronze figure of Christ the King stands with arms outstretched atop Cerro del Cubilete — the reputed geographical center of Mexico — in this aerial chrome view of a sanctuary rebuilt in 1944 after government forces destroyed the original during the bloody Cristero War. "¡Viva Cristo Rey!" was the rallying cry of the Cristero martyrs, and this pilgrimage site remains one of Mexico's most significant monuments to that conflict.
- Caption: Vista Aerea Cerro del Cubilete — Cristo Rey / Cubilete's Hill Air View, Silao, Gto. México
- Card no.: G-731
- Publisher: Restaurant y Miscelánea Casa Valadez, Jardín Unión No. 3, Tel. 2-02-87, Guanajuato, Gto.
- Status: Unposted
PC-01788 · Restaurant y Miscelánea Casa Valadez, Jardín Unión No. 3, Guanajuato, Gto.
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