Iglesia, from the Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”) by way of Latin, is the Spanish language word for church, announced on this charming hand lettered sign. This church served the needs of up to the 5,000 souls of Humberstone.
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Unlike other places, this church was build for the mine owners to serve the needs of workers, to make it unnecessary to leave the settlement to attend services.
Made from the simplest materials, this cross of the church facade is three pieces of 2 x 6 lumber.
Here is our tour guide, a resident of Iquique in front of the alter, with an elaborate crucifix
Instead of an arch, the central aisle is a flat roof with some additional support from wood beams. We will explore the side aisles in later posts.
References
Websites
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works World Heritage page
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Interesting Michael, but I could not catch what country that is?
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Thanks for asking, Francisco. It is a series of posts on South American, Chile. This is the World Heritage Site, Humberstone.
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Very interesting, thank you Michael. Humberstone, I’ll look it up.
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There are links on this post…. https://michaelstephenwills.com/2020/09/13/humberstone-entrance/ also, reviewing my posts will give you a great overview.
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Thank you Michael, and yes, your posts are always interesting and very informative and I enjoy them very much. All the best,
Francisco
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It’s interesting that the second I in the word on the sign is normal, whereas the first looks like a J.
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Coincidentally, there is a j in the Portuguese version of the word, igreja, where the j is pronounced like the s in the English word measure.
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Idiosyncratic calligraphic hand lettering styles can be confusing to non-Spanish speakers. There is literally no word Jglesia in the Spanish language.
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True enough. There is, however, the variant spelling Yglesias that some people have as their family name.
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