Querétaro - Santa Clara

Adjoining San José de Allende is the church of Santa Clara, which once belonged to a powerful convent, has a simple 17th c. façade.

In contrast the interior of the church is a particularly fine example of the Churrigueresque style of the 18th c. with lavishly carved and gilded retablos. Sculptures of apostles, saints, cherubs, flowers and other ornaments decorate the altarpiece. Especially remarkable is the intricately carved wooden choir screen with the figure of Christ in the middle and the painted draperies on each side. The wrought-iron grille above the sacristy doorway and the altar inlaid with silver and shells is impressive. The Av. Madero continues to the Plaza de Guerrero, the site of the Neo-Classical Palacio Municipal (Town Hall).