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Hotel Siglo XVII Art Gallery

History of the Siglo XVII Art Gallery Hotel

Historic building dating from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

It is located in what was once called Nueva Antequera (1532), now the city of Oaxaca (1821), in the Historic Center of the state capital, named a World Heritage Site since 1987, when UNESCO also designated the pre-Hispanic city of Monte Albán, as well as the Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla, in the Central Valleys in 2010.

All this cultural and historical wealth is just a few kilometers from the Hotel Siglo XVII Art Gallery.

CORRIDOR 2ND COURTYARD.

King Charles I of Spain and V of Germany, of the Holy Roman Empire, granted Hernán Cortés the title of Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca by Royal Decree.

The Marquisate of the Valley of Oaxaca was a hereditary noble title granted on July 6, 1529, to the conquistador, governor, and captain general of New Spain, in recognition of his services to "the Spanish Crown and especially for the discovery of New Spain."

During the colonial period, religious architecture predominated in New Antequera, where churches and monasteries were the solution to the structures designed by the Dominican friars in the 16th century for evangelization in New Spain.

This solution was based on the European monastic model, but innovative elements resulting from fusion were added, such as the atrial cross and the open chapel.

CORRIDOR 2ND COURTYARD, LEFT SIDE

In Oaxaca, the Marquis of Valle, Hernán Cortés, negotiated with King Charles V the construction of the first four churches, although he did not see them completed: the Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzman, the Church of La Nieves, the Church of Consolación, and the Oratory of San Felipe Neri, which is where the Hotel Siglo XVII is located.

Within the intense religious activity that largely characterizes the colonial period of Oaxaca.

In 1661 the Foundation of the Oratory of San Felipe Neri was created by the Priest Juan Aragón, who later received a great boost from the Vicar General of the Bishopric, Priest and Licentiate Juan Sáenz de Leyva Cantarrana y Zorrilla who managed it before Pope Clement XII and King Philip V. Under the patronage of the Virgin of Patronage and the founder of the Congregation, Saint Philip Neri.

The Hotel Siglo XVII Art Gallery is located in what was part of the Oratory where its bedrooms, kitchen and dining rooms were located.

In the architecture of the temple of the Oratory of San Felipe Neri, the vestiges of two architectural forms can be perceived: the Plateresque of the 6th century and the Baroque predominant during the Colonial period.

ANCIENT TREE, PART OF THE WELL WITH ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY IRONWORK, IN THE BACKGROUND THE DOME OF THE SAN FELIPE NERI ORATORY.

Here, in this temple, on June 30, 1843, the former governor of Oaxaca and president of Mexico, Don Benito Juárez García, and Doña Margarita Maza were married.

On April 11, 1857, as part of the Reform Laws, the Law of Parish Observations was enacted, also known as the Iglesias Law because it was authored by José María Iglesias, then Minister of Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruction.

The convent and temple of Santo Domingo, like that of San Felipe Neri, among other temples, were designated for use by the Mexican Army. Seven years later, in 1866, Catholic worship was suspended by the federal government, until 1902, when it was returned to the religious clergy by the then president of Oaxaca, Porfirio Díaz Mori.

CORRIDORS 2st patio

CORRIDORS 1st patio

During the time the church of San Felipe Neri was occupied by soldiers, it was destroyed; many of the altarpieces and gold plates decorating the walls were destroyed, destroyed, and stolen.

The House on Porfirio Díaz Street No. 5, in the very center of Oaxaca was:

Part of the Temple and House of Prayer of San Felipe Neri.
Barracks and stables of the Mexican Army
House of Governor General Francisco Meixueiro
House of Governor General Albino Zertuche
House of Crafts and loom workshop

The property was acquired many years later by General Francisco Meixueiro, governor of Oaxaca, between February 1876 and December 1879. It was later acquired by General Albino Zertuche, governor of Oaxaca from December 19, 1888 to May 1890.

It was later purchased by Dr. Cervantes and finally it was Don Humberto López Lena Robles who acquired the property, but he had many problems with the authorities of the Historical Center and Anthropology.

Today: Hotel Siglo XVII Art Gallery

This is a project of life and of an Oaxacan family. Linked to Oaxaca, its culture, and its historical process, it was abandoned for several decades, unable to be restored by the authorities or its previous owners. It was the López Lena Foundation that decided to do so, with more than five years of restoration work underway.

The beauty of the house lies in its restoration and history, combined with the work of Oaxacan painters, tilers, ceramics, ironwork, looms, and artisans.

Like Tamayo, Toledo, Nieto, Morales, Hernández, Demian, Soid, Andriacci, Cruz Alejandro among others.

What can we say about the colors, smells and flavors of Oaxacan cuisine, which can be enjoyed in the traditional cuisine offered by the hotel, in addition to moles, mezcal and coffee.

Hotel Siglo XVII Art Gallery
Porfirio Díaz 111, Centro Histórico, Oaxaca, México.
Tel: (951) 501 14 44 / WhatsApp: 951 471 09 23
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