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Paseo por Mexico Former convent of San Francisco in Tepeyanco

Former convent of San Francisco in Tepeyanco

Tepeyanco, Tlaxcala

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The former convent of San Francisco Tepeyanco, this monastery and temple were built in 1554; the church, upper and lower cloisters, as well as dormitories and cells, were built in 1558. The temple's façade, of the church-fortress type, was crowned with ornamental battlements, and the two windows on the façade speak of its construction stages: one in the middle and the other at the end of the 16th century.

Municipality

Tepeyanco is a municipality in the state of Tlaxcala in Mexico, its name means "on the new hill" and which translates as "in the new town", it has beautiful historical places such as the former convent of San Francisco Tepeyanco, the Parish of San Francisco de Asís, the Temple of Señor Santiago dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, the Santa Ana Chapel this chapel was built during the 18th and 19th centuries, the Hacienda Santa Ana los Molinos, on October 4 the patron saint San Francisco de Asís is celebrated, this celebration begins on the 3rd or Saturday (depending on the date)

Festivities

On October 4th, the patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, is celebrated. This celebration begins on the 3rd or Saturday (depending on the date). The dance of Moors and Christians is accompanied by music played by a brass band, which has accompanied the Moors and Christians troupe. The name of the musical sounds played always corresponds to the plot of the performance, known as the "partida de plaza", "las enemigos", "batalla cortas y larga", "lamentos", among others. In the morning, at 8 o'clock, the Vespers mass is celebrated. At approximately 10 o'clock, the parade of all public and private transporters takes place. The cars that were bought during the year are decorated and taken to be blessed.


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