Tepotzotlán
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Tepotzotlán is a city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Mexico. It is located 40 km northwest of Mexico City about a 45-minute drive along the Mexico City–Querétaro road at marker number 41.
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Tepotzotlan Cathedral
The Museo Nacional del Virreinato is located in the former College of San Francisco Javier in Tepotzotlán, Mexico State, Mexico. It belongs to Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. The complex
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…for some autonomy under Spanish rule as well. The town became a major educational center during the colonial period when the Jesuits established the College of San Francisco Javier. The college complex that grew from its beginnings in 1580 would remain an educational center until 1914. Today this complex houses the Museo del…
A figure of a Moor being trampled by a conquistador's horse at the museum.
Main altar of the college's domestic chapel
Main altar of the Church of San Francisco Javier, part of the Museum complex