Downtown Comitán de Domínguez
The cradle of Chiapas's independence, it is the heart of the Los Llanos tourist region. Renowned for its traditional architecture of tiled-roof houses with neoclassical touches.
Born as an indigenous town established by the Dominicans, Comitán, the city of Rosario Castellanos and Dr. Belisario Domínguez, grew thanks to the haciendas and became one of the main cities of the colonial province. Within its regular layout of steeply sloping streets, its main square stands out, where the 16th-century church of Santo Domingo rises.
Along with the churches of San Caralampio, El Calvario, San José and San Sebastián, they are some of the elements of a rich monumental ensemble that also includes: the Belisario Domínguez House Museum, an example of the great mansions of the 19th century, the Junchavín City Theater and the cemetery with its old 19th-century tombs.
In Comitán you can follow the Independence Route, retracing the steps of Friar Matías de Córdova, or the Museums Route: the aforementioned Belisario Domínguez House Museum, the Hermila Domínguez de Castellanos Museum of Modern Art, the House of Culture and the Archaeological Museum of Comitán.
Some of the most important sites of this modern and hospitable city are:
Church of Santo Domingo
•Built between the 16th and 17th centuries.
•The facade stands out for its neoclassical style and for its solid tower of cubic sections that recall Mudejar art; the interior is a single story to which two chapels were added in the republican era, and its main altar is made of marble, built in 1956 to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding.
Church of San Caralampio
•Built in 1852, in honor of San Caralampio, a martyr who became an object of devotion after the cholera and smallpox epidemic that struck the population in the mid-19th century.
•The feast of San Caralampio is one of the most important in the community and, year after year, is celebrated from February 11 to 20 in the La Pila neighborhood, with drum and chirimía music, processions with flowers and masked children known as “Diablitos” (Little Devils).
Dr. Belisario Domínguez House Museum
•This House Museum is the home where Dr. Belisario Domínguez was born and lived much of his life. Personal belongings, his medical instruments and furniture are on display, along with his private and family correspondence.
•The building has been restored and preserves the architectural style of the period; its garden reproduces the same characteristic layout of the late 1800s and preserves Don Belisario's favorite plants. The house museum spans 50 years of this figure's life, reflected in the objects and documents displayed in its 10 rooms.
“Hermilà Domínguez de Castellanos” Art Museum
•The museum promotes and exhibits visual works, such as paintings and sculptures by artists from Chiapas and across Mexico. Among the pieces on display are works by Rufino Tamayo, José Luis Cuevas, José Guadalupe Posadas, Francisco Toledo, Ariel Mendoza, Luis Zárate, among others.
•The museum has three permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary exhibition room. It offers workshops in painting, drawing and clay modeling, art talks, children's visual arts workshops, concerts, conferences, art competitions and book presentations.
•It is also the venue for the annual Chiapas Visual Art auction. Hermila Domínguez was the daughter of Dr. Belisario Domínguez; thanks to her, much of her father's belongings are being exhibited in the Dr. Belisario Domínguez House Museum.
“Rosario Castellanos” Cultural Center
•Built in the 1930s, on the same site formerly occupied by the Dominican convent.
•Home to a mural whose author, Rafael Muñoz López, narrates the history of Comitán and the lives of its most outstanding figures.
•It has a marimba workshop and another for traditional textiles.
. Music Room.
. Exhibition Room.
•Within this beautiful space you can also admire the Archaeological Museum of Comitán
Born as an indigenous town established by the Dominicans, Comitán, the city of Rosario Castellanos and Dr. Belisario Domínguez, grew thanks to the haciendas and became one of the main cities of the colonial province. Within its regular layout of steeply sloping streets, its main square stands out, where the 16th-century church of Santo Domingo rises.
Along with the churches of San Caralampio, El Calvario, San José and San Sebastián, they are some of the elements of a rich monumental ensemble that also includes: the Belisario Domínguez House Museum, an example of the great mansions of the 19th century, the Junchavín City Theater and the cemetery with its old 19th-century tombs.
In Comitán you can follow the Independence Route, retracing the steps of Friar Matías de Córdova, or the Museums Route: the aforementioned Belisario Domínguez House Museum, the Hermila Domínguez de Castellanos Museum of Modern Art, the House of Culture and the Archaeological Museum of Comitán.
Some of the most important sites of this modern and hospitable city are:
Church of Santo Domingo
•Built between the 16th and 17th centuries.
•The facade stands out for its neoclassical style and for its solid tower of cubic sections that recall Mudejar art; the interior is a single story to which two chapels were added in the republican era, and its main altar is made of marble, built in 1956 to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding.
Church of San Caralampio
•Built in 1852, in honor of San Caralampio, a martyr who became an object of devotion after the cholera and smallpox epidemic that struck the population in the mid-19th century.
•The feast of San Caralampio is one of the most important in the community and, year after year, is celebrated from February 11 to 20 in the La Pila neighborhood, with drum and chirimía music, processions with flowers and masked children known as “Diablitos” (Little Devils).
Dr. Belisario Domínguez House Museum
•This House Museum is the home where Dr. Belisario Domínguez was born and lived much of his life. Personal belongings, his medical instruments and furniture are on display, along with his private and family correspondence.
•The building has been restored and preserves the architectural style of the period; its garden reproduces the same characteristic layout of the late 1800s and preserves Don Belisario's favorite plants. The house museum spans 50 years of this figure's life, reflected in the objects and documents displayed in its 10 rooms.
“Hermilà Domínguez de Castellanos” Art Museum
•The museum promotes and exhibits visual works, such as paintings and sculptures by artists from Chiapas and across Mexico. Among the pieces on display are works by Rufino Tamayo, José Luis Cuevas, José Guadalupe Posadas, Francisco Toledo, Ariel Mendoza, Luis Zárate, among others.
•The museum has three permanent exhibition rooms and one temporary exhibition room. It offers workshops in painting, drawing and clay modeling, art talks, children's visual arts workshops, concerts, conferences, art competitions and book presentations.
•It is also the venue for the annual Chiapas Visual Art auction. Hermila Domínguez was the daughter of Dr. Belisario Domínguez; thanks to her, much of her father's belongings are being exhibited in the Dr. Belisario Domínguez House Museum.
“Rosario Castellanos” Cultural Center
•Built in the 1930s, on the same site formerly occupied by the Dominican convent.
•Home to a mural whose author, Rafael Muñoz López, narrates the history of Comitán and the lives of its most outstanding figures.
•It has a marimba workshop and another for traditional textiles.
. Music Room.
. Exhibition Room.
•Within this beautiful space you can also admire the Archaeological Museum of Comitán
