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Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Facultad de Historia. Programa Institucional de Maestría en Historia ; The convent of Santa Maria de Gracia in Valladolid, is a work of the Augustinian order that was founded in the sixteenth century, as part of the evangelization campaign that took place during the first years of the Spanish conquest in New Spain. It is the third religious house founded by the Order in Michoacán, the capital of the Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine. The enclosure enjoys to possess most of its artistic elements in which the work exerted by the friars in the city is manifested. Its architecture presents some plateresque, renaissance, gothic and mannerist elements, it is testimony of the conformation of a new way of appreciating the space. It preserves some sculptures of the time, most of them from the XVIII century, however, two works stand out, the first one Nuestra Señora del Socorro, a work from the XVI century, which according to tradition was a gift from Saint Thomas of Villanova for the first missionaries who arrived to these lands; and the second one, a Christ from the XVII century, which was made under the pre-Hispanic technique of the corn cane paste, both located in the main altar. As for the painting, it preserves magnificent murals from the 16th century, as well as oil canvases from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; of the former in the old sacristy, passionate angels and the representation of the celestial vault accompanied by a zodiac can be seen, while the latter represent, among others, the lives of the saints of the order and the Passion of Christ. The work as a whole bears witness to the religious activity of the Augustinians, but also to their acculturation, their environment, their economy, their political position, their relationship with society and their power to penetrate their mentality. ; El convento de Santa María de Gracia de Valladolid, es una obra de la orden agustina que se fundó en el siglo XVI, como parte de la campaña evangelizadora que se efectuó ...

Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Facultad de Historia. Programa Institucional de Maestría en Historia ; The convent of Santa Maria de Gracia in Valladolid, is a work of the Augustinian order that was founded in the sixteenth century, as part of the evangelization campaign that took place during the first years of the Spanish conquest in New Spain. It is the third religious house founded by the Order in Michoacán, the capital of the Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine. The enclosure enjoys to possess most of its artistic elements in which the work exerted by the friars in the city is manifested. Its architecture presents some plateresque, renaissance, gothic and mannerist elements, it is testimony of the conformation of a new way of appreciating the space. It preserves some sculptures of the time, most of them from the XVIII century, however, two works stand out, the first one Nuestra Señora del Socorro, a work from the XVI century, which according to tradition was a gift from Saint Thomas of Villanova for the first missionaries who arrived to these lands; and the second one, a Christ from the XVII century, which was made under the pre-Hispanic technique of the corn cane paste, both located in the main altar. As for the painting, it preserves magnificent murals from the 16th century, as well as oil canvases from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; of the former in the old sacristy, passionate angels and the representation of the celestial vault accompanied by a zodiac can be seen, while the latter represent, among others, the lives of the saints of the order and the Passion of Christ. The work as a whole bears witness to the religious activity of the Augustinians, but also to their acculturation, their environment, their economy, their political position, their relationship with society and their power to penetrate their mentality. ; El convento de Santa María de Gracia de Valladolid, es una obra de la orden agustina que se fundó en el siglo XVI, como parte de la campaña evangelizadora que se efectuó durante los primeros años de la conquista española en la Nueva España. Es la tercera casa religiosa fundada por la orden en Michoacán, cabecera de la Provincia de San Nicolás de Tolentino. El recinto goza de poseer la mayor parte de sus elementos artístico en los cuales se manifiesta la labor ejercida por los frailes en la ciudad. Su arquitectura presenta algunos elementos platerescos, renacentistas, góticos y manieristas, es testimonio de la conformación de una nueva manera de apreciar el espacio. Conserva algunas esculturas de la época, la mayoría del siglo XVIII, sin embargo destacan dos obras, la primera Nuestra Señora del Socorro, obra del siglo XVI, que de acuerdo a la tradición fue un regalo de santo Tomás de Villanueva para los primero misioneros que llegaron a estas tierras; y la segunda, un Cristo del siglo XVII, que fue hecho bajo la técnica prehispánica de la pasta de caña de maíz, ambas localizadas en el altar mayor. En cuanto a la pintura resguarda magnificas obras murales del siglo XVI, así como lienzos al óleo pertenecientes a los siglos XVII, XVIII y XIX; de las primeras en la antigua sacristía se aprecian ángeles pasionarios y la representación de la bóveda celeste acompañada de un zodiaco, mientras que las segundas representan, entre otras, vidas de los santos de la orden y la Pasión de Cristo. La obra en su conjunto es un testimonio de la actividad religiosa de los agustinos, pero también de la aculturación, de su entorno, de su economía, de su posición política, de su relación con la sociedad y su poder para penetrar su mentalidad.