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Paseo por Mexico Temple of Guadalupe in Comitan de Dominguez

Temple of Guadalupe in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

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The Guadalupe Temple of Comitán de Domínguez was built in 1907, in the middle of orchards and maguey fields in the western outskirts. As is usual in Comitán, the stylistic elements (patterning, Corinthian columns, denticulated cornice, garland finish) were used with great freedom, combining them on the façade with pointed openings taken from the Gothic style.

Municipality

Comitán de Domínguez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Comitlán which means place of potters, a word that was Hispanicized as Comitán, today it is a thriving municipality characterized by its variety of architectural styles ranging from neoclassical to neo-Gothic and art nouveau and even Mudejar. It has several tourist attractions for visitors such as the Historic Center of Comitán, the gardens and streets, the Uninajab Spa, the Church of Santo Domingo, the Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente and more.

Festivities

In Comitán de Domínguez the most important celebrations are the Feast of San Sebastián on January 20, the Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2, the Feast of San Caralampio from February 11 to 20, the Feast of Santo Domingo and the trade fair, and the Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.


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