Guanajuato, April 21, 2021. The state of Guanajuato calls on society to conserve and respect the 6,150 properties cataloged by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), of which 4,987 correspond to Historical Monuments and one thousand 163 to Architectural Complexes.
The Secretariat of Tourism of the state of Guanajuato held a virtual panel in commemoration of the “International Day of Monuments and Sites” with the motto 2021: “Complex pasts, diverse futures”, and with the participation of the Architect Sara Narváez Martínez, of the Council International of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Guanajuato.
Since 1984, this anniversary has been formally celebrated every April 18, promoted by ICOMOS, together with the approval of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the aim of raising awareness and publicizing the wealth that humanity possesses in terms of historical heritages, as well as promoting their conservation and protection.
Among the 6,150 properties in Guanajuato are: the Parish of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, in Dolores Hidalgo CIN; Parish of San Miguel de Arcángel, Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno in Atotonilco, Puente del Fraile, in San Miguel de Allende; Juárez Theater, Alhóndiga de Granaditas, Guadalupe Mine, San Cayetano Temple, Valenciana, in Guanajuato capital.
