The crown was placed on the main tower in 1965 (based on the city historian, Carlos Munguía Fregoso) and was sketched by the priest Rafael Parra Castillo, the same person who designed the tower. The original crown was designed and sculpted by José Esteban Ramírez Guareño in 1965.
The crown in not normally found online, a replica of one supposedly worn by Carlota, the mistress of Emperor Maximilian in the 1800's which, as explained on the Parish website, would only have sen a tiara based on her hierarchy within the nobility.
The original crown on the church was damaged by weather and erosion and was restored in 1981. On October 9th, 1995 it fell off and was destroyed by a strong earthquake in Colima.
It was replaced with a temporary fiberglass model and has since been replaced with a crown sculpted by the famous Jaliscan artist, Carlos Terres.
The crown in not normally found online, a replica of one supposedly worn by Carlota, the mistress of Emperor Maximilian in the 1800's which, as explained on the Parish website, would only have sen a tiara based on her hierarchy within the nobility.
The original crown on the church was damaged by weather and erosion and was restored in 1981. On October 9th, 1995 it fell off and was destroyed by a strong earthquake in Colima.
It was replaced with a temporary fiberglass model and has since been replaced with a crown sculpted by the famous Jaliscan artist, Carlos Terres.
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