Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl

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Mexico

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These 14 monasteries are located on the slopes of Popocatepetl Hill, southeast of Mexico City. Well preserved, they are examples of the architectural style adopted by the first missionaries (Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians) who converted the local population to Christianity in the early 16th century. They also represent a new architectural philosophy in which open spaces regained importance. The influence of this style spread throughout the Mexican territory and even beyond its borders.

# Mexico City

# 16th century monastery

# missionary

# Franciscan

# Dominican

# Augustinian Society

View of the cloister and bell tower of the monastery in Yecapixtla

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View of the church façade of the monastery in Tepoztlan

View of the Cathedral of Cuernavaca

The patio and façade of the ex-convent of Santo Domingo de gGuzmán in Hueyapan

Portal of the convent of Huejotzingo

View of the complex at Tochimilco

The Popocatépetl volcano seen from the Paso de Cortés

View of the Atrium of the ex-convent with one of the recently restored frescos in the foreground

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Facade of the monastery church in Tlayacapan

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Information extracted from Wikidata

has part	Reichenau-Tamins railway station
coordinate location	Point(-98.89778 18.93472)
area	21.56
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
country	Mexico
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FacadeCatCV2.JPG
located in the administrative territorial entity	coast
located in the administrative territorial entity	Morelos
executive body	Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02qdx2d
Commons category	Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl
has part	former convent of Saint John the Baptist
has part	former convent of Saint Andrew

start time	1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	الأديرة الأولى في القرن السادس عشر على منحدرات بوبوكاتيبيتل
official name	Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
official name	Primeros monasterios del siglo XVI en las laderas del Popocatepetl
official name	Premiers monastères du XVIe siècle sur les versants du Popocatepetl
official name	ポポカテペトル山腹の１６世紀初頭の修道院群
official name	Vroegste 16e-eeuwse kloosters op de Popocatepetl vulkaanhellingen
official name	Монастыри начала XVI века на склонах вулкана Попокатепетль
official name	波波卡特佩特火山坡上最早的16世纪修道院
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
area	19.08
applies to part	buffer zone