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Guanajuato and nearby León host the Mexican round of the World Rally Championship.
Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato
Built from 1671 to 1696. Inside this church there is a 1000-year-old statue donated by Spanish King Charles I who tried to protect it from the Arab invasion in Spain.
Templo de la Compañía de Jesús / Oratorio San Felipe Neri
Built between 1747 and 1765.
Built in 1726, this was a Jesuit school in the latter half of the 18th century.
Iglesia de San Diego
This is the only surviving building from the original 17th-century convent, with a splendid rococo exterior.
Templo de San Francisco
A former Franciscan convent, built between 1792-1828.
Templo de la Valenciana / Templo de San Cayetano Confesor
Built from 1765-1788 with funding from the rich silver mines, this is considered to be one of the best examples of Mexican Churrigueresque architecture. Particularly noteworthy are the finely-carved, elaborate altars covered in gold leaf.