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Postcard Chrome Iglesia La Valenciana Church Guanajuato Mexico c1960s
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Chrome · 1965

Postcard Chrome Iglesia La Valenciana Church Guanajuato Mexico c1960s

Guanajuato, Mexico1965ChromeGood

The extravagant Churrigueresque façade of La Valenciana Church erupts from a hillside above Guanajuato in this vivid chrome-era color postcard — its single completed bell tower, ornate stone portal dripping with baroque detail, and whitewashed ancillary buildings bathed in midday Mexican sun against a deep cobalt sky. Founded in the 18th century with silver-mining wealth, the Templo de San Cayetano de la Valenciana remains one of the finest examples of New Spanish baroque architecture in all of Mexico, and this chrome card captures the church at the height of the golden age of Mexican tourism photography. The reverse identifies the seller as the Restaurant y Miscelánea Casa Valadez at Jardín Unión No. 3, Guanajuato — a charming detail placing the card's retail origin at one of Guanajuato's most iconic gathering spots. Catalog number G-225 and the "Registro Artístico" copyright notice appear in the lower right. Unused and unposted.

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