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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: October 2, 2016
Caption:
The previous Alley of Matamoros Marker | Additional Description: This previous marker was replaced in 2018. Its text read:
Callejon de Matamoros
Antiguo Convento de Santa ClaraEste callejón, de encantos monjiles, es uno de los pocos vestigios de lo que fuera el espacioso Convento de Santa Clara de Jesús, considerado el más grande de la Ciudad, siendo también uno de los más ricos, ya que sus cuantiosas rentas permitían a las monjas vivir en casitas personales, en lugar de celdas, y disponer de la servidumbre necesaria.
Era como una pequeña ciudad, que incluía diez capillas, calles, huerta, jardines y fuentes. El Convento fue construido ex profeso para albergar a la hija de Diego de Tapia, Luisa, con la que termina este linaje de origen otomi.
Alley of Matamoros
Old Convent of Santa ClaraThis narrow street is one of the few remaining vestiges of what was once the spacious Convent of Santa Clara de Jesus, considered the grandest in the city. It was also one of the richest. Its copious rents allowed the nuns to live in personal houses rather than cells and to have personal servants. Thus the convent was like a small city which included ten chapels, streets, orchards, and decorative gardens and fountains. The Convent was constructed to give a home to Luisa, the daughter of Diego de Tapia, who founded the Convent. With her the Otomi dynasty of Conin ended.
Submitted: October 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p364824
File Size: 2.967 Megabytes
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