Like a medieval fortress conjured from the silver-mining hills of Guanajuato, the Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia looms in dramatic pen-and-ink illustration on this chrome-era postcard — its crenellated battlements, cylindrical turret, and grand archway evoking the castles of Castile more than central Mexico. The card was mailed by "Drelena & Bill" to Mrs. E. J. H— at 4304 Fay Road, Syracuse, New York, and the message is wonderfully evocative: "This is where we are spending Saturday night. We got in after dark. It is not well lighted so on the spooky side — certainly a medieval atmosphere. Suits of armour etc. Everything is primitive — don't need to go to Europe. The next time we fly not go by bus." A 40-centavo Mexican Toltec/Tlaloc definitive stamp (orange-red, featuring the iconic pre-Columbian stone mask) franks the card with a partial Guanajuato cancel. The hotel, a converted hacienda built to resemble a castle, still operates today and remains a landmark of Guanajuato's eccentric hospitality scene.