Ciudad Hidalgo No. 2 / Hidalgo / Taximaroa
INFORMATION
Font ID: 20752HID
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Tequitqui
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial [antiguo monasterio] de San José
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Joseph
Church Address: 61130 Cdad. Hidalgo, Mich., Mexico
Site Location: Michoacán, Mexico, North America
Directions to Site: Located 47 km from Zitácuaro, 102 km E of Morelia, 212 km form México D.F. [NB: not to be mistaken with its homonym in Chiapas]
Font Notes:
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The second of two related objects in this church; we have no detailed information on it, but it appears to be made of the same or similar stone as the large one, much smaller in size, and with a square or rectangular opening atop [cf. Index entry for Ciudad Hidalgo No. 1 for a large vessel in the Tequitqui style listed in this church].
COORDINATES
UTM: 14Q 336844 2177877
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 19.689578, -100.556553
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 19° 41′ 22.48″ N, 100° 33′ 23.59″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone