Tepeticpac Indians and the Town of Tlaxcala

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Tlaxcala... It has what you like was founded in 1591 by a group of thirty families of tlaxcaltec, originating in the header of Tepeticpac, Indians who – as part of the project of colonization of the frontier chichimeca - months ago had been settled in Mexquitic. At this stage Tlaxcala, or Tlaxcalilla, it received the name of the town of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, settling in the current founders Plaza. Later, between June and July next year and to facilitate the founding of the people of San Luis, along with the town of Santiago was moved near the Tlaxcala interchangeably known as river or Santiago. Thus, in the early years both settlements were known as town of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. It is believed that Tlaxcala was officially founded in August, date in which the Catholic Church celebrates the Virgin of the assumption, titular Patron Saint of Tlaxcala; This explains why shortly after the site was designated as our Lady of the assumption of Tlaxcalilla or Saint Mary of the assumption of Tlaxcalilla. Because of their tlaxcalteca origin and serve as an example in the process of acculturation of the Chichimeca groups in the region, the authorities granted to the inhabitants of this village a number of privileges that placed them above the others in the city of San Luis Potosí, both on the civil aspect and the religious. For example, for his Government, unlike others, since there were a Republic, whose head was Joaquín de Paredes, who held the post of Governor. A few years of the Foundation, the town began a phase of major complications. On Sunday 18 of July 1599 in its territory, as well as in Santiago, was an old Indian origin guachichil, with reputation of sorceress, who incited the inhabitants to destroy religious i...

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...y as a Hermitage, and years later evolved to convent of stone and stonework, whose first phase was apparently completed in 1606 and was continued in 1609. At the end of the 18th century his factory had a single nave, sacristy, cloister, portal of pilgrims, cells for monks and nuns and orchard. When the convent of San Francisco ceased to be parish of Indians, the convent of Tlaxcala was erected in parish, although dependent on the Franciscans until 1868. Over time the building was several mutilation and remodeling; one of the most important was that of 1867, when the State Government ordered the destruction of the cemetery of the atrium and the installation of schools for the people in several rooms of the building, and used some pieces for home room of the parish priest. In recent years, between 1960 and 1961, the building's interior was redecorated by José Moreno.

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