April 14, 2025
Description
The Temple and College of Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) of Querétaro was a Franciscan missionary college, or seminary, in New Spain, in present-day Querétaro, Mexico, and was the second ever Roman Catholic seminary in the New World, it trained missionaries that would later found missions in Texas and California.
Tradition has it that in 1531, Chichimec natives ceased their attacks against the locals due to the apparition of the Holy Cross. A Franciscan temple was built in 1654 in the location of the apparition to commemorate the event. In following several decades, the convent, chapels and other annex buildings were added.
After 1857's Reformation Laws, the complex was confiscated from the Church and was used for various purposes, such as: military headquarters, as prison of Maximillian of Habsburg (Mexico's Second Emperor) in 1867, as a school, and finally abandoned. It was later restored as a Catholic church.
The convent's courtyard has wells that were filled by the famous Aqueduct, being its final destination. There is also a garden here where trees grow thorns in the shape of the Holy Cross (from Wikipedia).
This model was originally made by Dany Sánchez in 2014, as one of MiniWorld3D's very first models, and updated to 2025 standards with much better details, zero overhangs and optimal printability.
The original model is included for reference and as legacy.
MiniWorld3D is happy to bring this historical model to life as a homage to all the people of Querétaro, birthplace of MiniWorld3D. Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture!
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Images by Dany Sánchez. Printed in a Prusa MK4 with SpiderMaker matte PLA “clay” and then pause to change to “frosted almond”. 0.2mm layers, 15% lightning infill, no brims, no supports.
No supports
No rafts or brims needed, but you can add one if you experience warping.
Infill: 15%, lightning pattern ok.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — NoDerivatives
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