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Ramon Soberanis

bits of history, art and archaeology
historian/ESL teacher
mid/mex

12/08/2026

Baluarte de San Carlos and City Museum, Campeche.

08/08/2026

Just a few maya archeological pieces I couldn’t stop looking at in Campeche.

06/08/2026

A Brief History of the Crime of the Mayors in Valladolid, Yucatán.

05/08/2026

The Reducto de San Miguel was one of the last defensive works added to Campeche’s fortified system, designed to protect the city from attacks. Its strategic location and fortress-like design reflected centuries of military engineering developed to safeguard one of New Spain’s most important ports.

Today, its walls no longer guard against invasions, but they continue to preserve the memory of a community whose history was shaped by tradition, archeology and culture.

03/08/2026

Trying very hard not to start explaining the church to everyone.

02/08/2026

San Servacio Church has watched over Valladolid’s main square for centuries but did you know it is not the original?

The first church, built shortly after the city’s founding, was demolished in 1705 by order of the Spanish Crown after a political scandal unfolded within its walls. The church we admire today was rebuilt shortly afterward, preserving the site’s importance while beginning a new chapter in its history.

31/07/2026

Perched on one of the highest points overlooking Campeche, the Fuerte de San José el Alto was completed in the late eighteenth century as part of the city’s defensive network against piracy and foreign incursions.

Now home to the Museo de Arqueología Subacuática, the fort houses remarkable artifacts recovered from shipwrecks, submerged archaeological sites, and centuries of maritime trade, revealing how the waters of the Gulf have safeguarded stories that the land had long forgotten.

30/07/2026

The Church of the Sweet Name of Jesus is one of Campeche’s oldest religious monuments. Its story began in 1560, when a humble chapel of wood and thatch dedicated to Jesús Nazareno was built. As the city prospered, the chapel was rebuilt in stone, becoming an important parish within colonial Campeche.

Like the city itself, the church endured difficult times. During the pirate attack of 1685, led by Laurens de Graaf and Michel de Grammont, its altars and parish archives were destroyed.

Years later, after the seat of the vicariate was transferred to what is now Campeche Cathedral, El Jesús became the parish traditionally associated with the city’s Afro-descendant and mixed-race communities, reflecting the cultural diversity of colonial Campeche.

Its architecture reflects the simplicity of the Franciscan tradition. Thick masonry walls, sturdy buttresses, and crenellated parapets give the church the appearance of a small fortress. Inside, its single nave and restrained decoration embody the elegance of colonial religious architecture.

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