Cuzco No. 7 / Cusco / Qosqo / Qusqu

INFORMATION

Font ID: 20000CUZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: ca. 1534?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco
Font Location in Church: [destroyed]
Church Patron Saint(s): San Francisco
Church Notes: built in the barrio de San Blas in 1534; moved to cancha de Casana, Portal de Panes in 1538; moved to the edge of the Cusipata area in 1549
Church Address: Pl. San Francisco S/N, Cusco 08002, Peru -- Tel.: +51 84 221361
Site Location: Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America
Directions to Site: Located off road 3S [Av. de la Cultura], about 1,100 km SE of Lima. The cathedral is located in the city centre, SW of the Plaza de Armas.
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiócesis del Cusco
Additional Comments: destroyed font? [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
The original font here may have been destroyed in 1650; Harvey & Harvey (2014) report that the 1650 earthquake practically destroyed the city of Cuzco: "Casi todo el Cuzco, quedó destruido [...] El de San Francisco padeció grandes ruinas, cayéndose la iglesia, coro y campanario recién fabricado de cantería".

COORDINATES

UTM: 19L 177207 8503589
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): -13.518234, -71.981767
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 13° 31′ 5.64″ S, 71° 58′ 54.36″ W