[2] The cornerstone of the cathedral was laid on February 2, 1898, the feast of Candlemas, by the second bishop of Zamora, Don Jose Ma.

The cathedral would contain five extensive naves, four of which had been roofed over by the end of 1910; vast amounts of quarry stone were required in order to accelerate the work.

The evidence still exists in the form of hundreds of bullet holes etched in the wall; a silent memorial to those who died there.

After many fits and starts, in 1988 Josè E. Jiménez Robles, eighth bishop of Zamora, was able to plan for restarting construction and in 1989, it was decided to dedicate the building to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The inner illumination is completely finished and in niches on the pillars, images of the saints have been placed, with plaques with their respective names underneath.