Guanajuato - Jardín Unión (Zócalo)

Beside the opera-house stands the elegant church of San Diego, altered during the 17th and 18th c., with its Churrigueresque façade.

This Baroque church was built over a monastery and finished in 1792.

The Museo Iconográfico Del Quijote, Manuel Doblado 1, is of especial interest to admirers of Cervantes.

A tour of Guanajuato usually starts in the pretty little main square, the Jardín de la Unión or Zócalo, with the Teatro Juárez, an opera-house in Neo-Classical style with Doric columns, which was opened in 1903 having taken thirty years to complete.

Prior to 1979 when this building became a theater, it was used for smelting.

The original theater was built in the 18th c. and eventually burned down. The current building was built in the 20th c. and now houses a movie theater.