Cristo Rey, Bronze statue of Jesus at Cerro del Cubilete, Mexico

Cristo Rey is a bronze statue standing 20 meters tall at the summit of Cerro del Cubilete at approximately 2,580 meters elevation. The figure with outstretched arms dominates the hilltop and commands views across the vast Bajío plain below.

Bishop Valverde y Téllez of Silao promoted the monument and obtained authorization; he laid the first stone on 12 March 1920 and celebrated the first dedication on 11 April. A smaller Christ the King statue stood here until President Plutarco Elías Calles's anti-Catholic regime destroyed it in 1928 during the Cristero War. The present installation, with Nicholas Mariscal's base and statue, was completed in 1950.

The sanctuary ranks behind only the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Cathedral Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos among Mexico's most visited pilgrimage sites. On 5 January, thousands of riders gather in the churchyard with village banners for a Mass and a reenactment of the Biblical Magi and the baby Jesus. José Alfredo Jiménez names Christ and the mountain in his song "Caminos de Guanajuato".

The site lies about 20 km from Silao and 30 km from León; a cobbled road circles the hill up to an upper roundabout that serves as a viewing point. The sanctuary receives pilgrims all year, with the largest gatherings for Christ the King on the last Sunday of the liturgical year in November and on the first Sunday of October.

The 20-metre bronze figure rests on a globe-shaped basilica whose dome forms the statue's base; the old shrine's altar sits inside on a three-step circular platform, with a symbolic royal crown once suspended in the metal dome. Two kneeling angels flank the figure, one raising a crown of thorns, the other a royal crown. The site marks Mexico's geographical centre.