The striking fountain, best known as the ‘puppies fountain’, was finely carved of pink cantera stone in 1843. The Marques monument was sculpted by Don Diego Almaraz.
North America » Mexico » Querétaro » Santiago de Querétaro The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more