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The factory produced a wide variety of fabrics and during its best years it had 34 warehouses, 66 rooms and a school for the children of its more than 200 workers. Several assaults and union movements paralyzed it at different times, but bankruptcy and definitive closure were inevitable in 1967. The factory facilities were converted into a vacation center, which since 1982 has been operated by the Mexican Social Security Institute, IMSS.
Santa Cruz Tlaxcala is a municipality in the state of Tlaxcala, its original name is tlaxcallan which means "place of tortillas", it has beautiful architectural spaces such as the Parish of the Holy Cross from the 16th century, the Chapel of Calvary dates from the 19th century, the Railway Station from the 19th century, the Temple of Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 19th and 20th centuries, the Temple of San Lucas Evangelista covering the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the Temple of San Miguel from the 18th and 19th centuries, the Ex-San Manuel Factory from the 19th century, the Hacienda La Concepción, Hacienda San Diego Apatlahuaya, Hacienda San Nicolás Cuatlapanga, the Vacation Center "La Trinidad" for the whole family, the patronal festiva
The festival is held in honor of the Holy Cross, which begins nine days before May 3 with the so-called novena. Daily morning masses are held and rosaries are organized starting at 5 p.m. On the main day (May 3), in the morning, between 5 and 6 a.m., the "mañanitas" are sung in honor of the Holy Cross, accompanied by the music band and the mariachis. Immediately afterward, a mass is celebrated with a fireworks display and the ringing of bells.