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Paseo por Mexico Parish of the Lord of Saltpeter in Calvillo

Parish of the Lord of Saltpeter in Calvillo

Calvillo, Aguascalientes

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The construction of the Parroquia del Señor del Salitre began with the blessing of the first stone on December 12, 1772. The church's exterior has the peculiarity of being truncated in its tower, because when it was attempted to be built, it began to crack. Finally, the church was formed in several construction stages. The exterior has a sober and simple neoclassical façade; the entrance door has a large semicircular triumphal arch; the only tower is two bodies with a back

Municipality

Calvillo is a municipality in the state of Aguascalientes, its municipal seat bears the same name Calvillo, it is named after Calvillo, in honor of its benefactor Don José Calvillo, famous for its guava production, Calvillo offers places of great interest such as its plaza main building dating back to 1778, famous long ago for its orange groves, where there is the stele of an eagle that marks the route of Independence, the temple of Señor del Salitre, erected in 1772, the temple of Guadalupe, the Malpaso dam , and the cave paintings of El Tepozán, which are anthropomorphic figures of different colors, with superimpositions that correspond to different periods, of great attraction is its traditional Guava Fair

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