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The Historian · Bruno · Mexico City

Templo de San Hipólito

Centro Histórico · Historic Church · Free

The conquistadors drowned here fleeing the causeway on the Sad Night. The church went up on the wound. Today thousands come for St. Jude — few know what ground they stand on.

The church marking the spot where the Spanish were routed in the 1520 'Noche Triste' — now Mexico City's thronged shrine to San Judas Tadeo.

— Bruno, The Historian
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