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What is now the Parish of Tepexi was once a Dominican Convent, as it was this religious order that completed its construction after the Franciscans began it in 1591. Currently, the main nave of the church is almost entirely preserved, part of the rectory was destroyed and replaced with modern elements, while the rest of what was once the Convent is in ruins.
Tepexi de Rodríguez, its name means Place of Cliffs in Nahuatl, is a southern Mexican town and municipality of the Mixteca Poblana, in the state of Puebla, it has beautiful architectural structures such as the temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the Municipal Palace, both erected in the 16th century, House of councils from 1604, also the Pie de Vaca museums, archeology and customs, the Tlayúa quarry is a unique fossiliferous site in the world due to the large number of fossils in the perfect state of preservation, 100 million years ago, the first Friday of Lent, Lord of Huacoyuca, cultural and sports program, with a fair, craft exhibitions with religious and social reasons.
The first Friday of Lent, Lord of Huacoyuca, cultural and sports program, with a fair, craft exhibitions with religious and social motives. (Fair), on August 4th, Santo Domingo de Guzmán is celebrated for a week; there is a mass and a fair. Holy Week is solemn. The dead are commemorated with floral offerings, food and drinks.