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The murals along the nave of San Miguel Ixmiquilpan have been a cause of research, discussion, and speculation since their discovery in 1955 (some sources state 1960). Centuries earlier they were whitewashed, most likely as part of Tridentine reforms over Catholic doctrine and its accompanying iconography. In New Spain the amendments of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) began to be implemented in 1585 with the Tercer Concilio Provincial Mexicano. Considering that the Ixmiquilpan murals presumably date to circa 1570, this could mean that the remarkable images in question were visible for only a few years after their execution before disappearing into history. |
