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The church
The colonial church of Uquía was completed in 1691
The church was built in honor of the Holy Cross, under the patronage of San Francisco de Paula. It began as a chapel dependent on the parish of Humahuaca. It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1941.
An armed angel
An arquebusier angel carries a firearm instead of a sword
An Ángel arcabucero is an angel shown with an arquebus, an early muzzle-loaded firearm, instead of the traditional sword. The style arose in Peru in the second half of the 17th century and was especially prevalent in the Cusco School.
Old gods
The angels were linked to winged warriors of the pre-Hispanic pantheon
Ramón Mujica Pinilla noted a link between the angels and certain winged warriors from the pre-Hispanic pantheon. Indigenous people of the era could easily identify these warriors with their ancient gods and heroes.
Ten angels
A collection of ten arquebusier angels belongs to the church
In the early 18th century, hundreds of Cusco paintings, many of them arquebusier angels, were shipped to northern Argentina and elsewhere. A collection of ten is in the San Francisco de Padua Church in Uquía.
A lost grave
The historian Pedro Lozano died in Uquía and is buried in the church
The Jesuit priest, historian and missionary Pedro Lozano died in Uquía in 1752 or 1753. According to tradition he is buried somewhere within the nave of the church, though the exact location is unknown.
Day 7, morning
Next is San Salvador de Jujuy.
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