Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion Cathedral (Baviácora)

Mexico / Sonora / Ures / Baviácora / Highway 118
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The magnificent Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion Cathedral overlooks the civic plaza. In 1639 the Jesuit missionary Bartolome Castano founded the mission, his name means `herb that grows under water'.

The original building is next to the modern cathedral and very little remains of that structure.
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Coordinates:   29°42'57"N   110°9'52"W
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