⛪ Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl: Franciscan Ensemble of the Monastery and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala

Archaeology & Antiquity Mexico North America

The Monastery and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala is a 16th-century Franciscan religious complex in Tlaxcala, Mexico that documents the first phase of Christian conversion in central Mexico following the Spanish conquest. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 as part ...