Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl

Morelos, Mexico

The Earliest Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl are sixteen early 16th-century monasteries which were built by the Augustinians, the Franciscans and the Dominicans in order to evangelize the areas south and east of the Popocatépetl volcano in central Mexico. These monasteries were recognized by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1994, because they served as the model for the early monastery and church buildings as well as evangelization efforts in New Spain and some points beyond in Latin America.

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