Church and Former Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán

The church's main feature is its façade, arranged like a gigantic mortar altarpiece (a mix of lime, sand and water). The motifs are varied and make this one of the most ornate façades of Mexican colonial art. Discovering them calls for careful observation. Built between 1547 and 1551 by the order of the Dominican friars, it masterfully combines several elements of colonial Baroque. The wooden pulpit carved and covered in gold is the church's most beautiful piece. In the Chapel of the Rosary there is a Baroque altarpiece of the Holy Trinity, one of the finest estofado carvings in the State.