Guanajuato - Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato

Avenida Benito Juárez leads to the Plaza de la Paz (Peace Square) in which, to the right, stands the Baroque Basilica of Nuestro Señora de Guanajuato, formerly the parish church. This church, originally 17th c. but much altered thereafter, houses the much revered statue of the Virgin of Guanajuato, a carved wooden figure on a silver base which is believed to date from the 7th c. and was presented to Guanajuato by King Philip II of Spain in 1557.
This Baroque church is the largest building in Guanajuato and was finished in 1696.