Nuestra Señora de la Luz may refer to: Mission Nuestra Señora de la Luz comprises a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits and Franciscans to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land. Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol of the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro were declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2003. They are credited to Junípero Serra of the Franciscan Order, who also founded important missions in Alta California. Cainta Church, a church in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines, also known by this name Loon Church, a church in Loon, Bohol, Philippines, destroyed by the 2013 Bohol earthquake
See also Nossa Senhora da Luz (disambiguation)