Die Sonnenuhr der Catedral de San Ildefonso in Mérida
© Martha A. Villegas
Am 27. Februar 2013 erhielt ich eine schöne Postkarte aus Mérida/ Mexiko. Sie war gut einen Monat lang unterwegs. Karten und Briefe von Bremen nach Mexiko dauern in der Regel noch länger – wenn sie denn überhaupt ankommen…
Martha A. Villegas erklärte mir zu dieser Sonnenuhr oben auf dem Dach der Kathedrale de San Ildefonso in Mérida:
“This church, the Mérida, Yucatán Cathedral, was the first of this type in America, finished about 1598. Remember: Spaniards conquered México in 1521. It is a very high one! I was near the sky :)
© Martha A. Villegas
When I visited Mérida in 2004, I was so lucky the prior priest let us go up to the roof to look for the sundial. This is not so common because the stairs at these churches are usually very narrow and old. Tony Rodríguez, being an architect and a teacher living in Mérida, visited the sundial also and he made a paper model (see the picture, I took it from internet), he maybe has better pictures than me; you could ask him in case you want more pictures.
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Martha A. Villegas
© Tony Rodríguez
Diesmal kann ich mir eine Erklärung zr Funktionsweise dieser Sonnenuhr schenken, weil mein französischer Freund Joël Robic das so intensiv und umfassend auf seiner Webseite erklärt hat!
Und Martha sieht das ähnlich. Sie schreibt kurz und bündig:
Here is Joël Robic’s section about this sundial:
http://www.cadrans-solaires.fr/Cadran-mexique.html
Hier ist noch eine kleine Information über diese Kathedrale aus dem Internet:
Quelle: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/yucatan-peninsula/merida/sights/other/catedral-san-ildefonso
“On the plaza Grande’s east side, on the site of a former Maya temple, is Mérida’s hulking, severe cathedral, begun in 1561 and completed in 1598. Some of the stone from the Maya temple was used in its construction. The massive crucifix behind the altar is Cristo de la Unidad (Christ of Unity), a symbol of reconciliation between those of Spanish and Maya heritage. To the right over the south door is a painting of Tutul Xiu, cacique (indigenous chief) of the town of Maní paying his respects to his ally Francisco de Montejo at T’ho (de Montejo and Xiu jointly defeated the Cocomes; Xiu converted to Christianity, and his descendants still live in Mérida).”
© Martha A. Villegas
... thanks a lot for all these splendid pictures and information from so far away from here!