Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl

This site is a group of 15 monasteries built by the Augustinians, the Franciscans and the Dominicans in order to evangelize the areas south and east of the Popocatépetl volcano

Tercera Orden Chapel

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The cathedral complex is located in the historical center of the city of Cuernavaca, but unlike other Mexican cities, this most-important church is not on the main plaza but instead just south of it on the corner of Hidalgo and Morelos Streets. The complex consists of a walled compound with the main church, the cloister and several chapels/small churches.

The most important of the other chapels in the complex is the capilla abierta (open chapel) which is dedicated to Saint Joseph.

The next most important chapel in the complex is the Tercera Orden Chapel (Capilla de la Tercera Orden), built the northwest corner of the complex in 1722 by Enrique de Jeres, a Franciscan monk. It would later have a seminary installed in one of its annexes by the first bishop of Cuernavaca, which would become one of the most important educational institutions in the city in the 19th century. This chapel was constructed in a style called popular Baroque along with Churringuersque. The facade has sculptures of angels and saints, some with indigenous headdresses. The bell tower has two levels but it is not tall. - in: wikipedia

The monasteries (in red what I have):

• Temple and Former Convent of Saint Mathhew the Apostle, Municipality of Atlatlauhcan, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of the Assomption, Cuernavaca Cathedral, Municipality of Cuernavaca, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint Dominic de Guzman, Hueyapan, Municipality of Tetela del Volcan, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint Dominic de Guzman, Municipality of Ocuituco, State of Morelos,
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint James the Apostle, Municipality of Ocuituco, State of Morelos,
• Ancient Convent of the Nativity, Municipality of Tepoztlan, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint John the Baptist, Municipality of Tetela del Volcan, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint John the Baptist, Municipality of Tlayacapan, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint William, Municipality of Totolapan, State of Morelos,
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint John the Baptist, Municipality of Yecapixtla, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of the Immaculate Conception, Municipality of Zacualpan de Amilpas, State of Morelos
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint Andrew, Municipality of Calpan, State of Puebla
• Temple and Former Convent of Saint Michael the Archangel, Municipality of Huejotzingo, State of Puebla
• Temple and Former Convent of the Assumption of Our Lady, Municipality of Tochimilco, State of Puebla
• Franciscan Ensemble of the Monastery and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala