The La Catedral standing today was build in 1789 by an Italian
architect Joaqu�n Toesca. In 1541, Pedro de Valdivia declared
that a house of God would be constructed at this site. The
first adobe structure burnt to the ground, and it was destroyed
twice again by the earthquakes of 1647 and 1730. Masses
are conducted in Spanish, Monday-Saturday at 11am and 7:30pm
and Sunday at10 am and noon.
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