Colonia Desierto De Los Leones in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)
Cisterns
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 7, 2022
1. Cisterns Marker
Estos sótanos fueron parte de la obra hidráulica donde se recogían las aguas de numerosas fuentes que alimentaban los jardines y dependencias del convento.
No son de ninguna manera calabozos para castigo como algunes han creído ya que según las constituciones de la orden carmelitana el religioso que viviera tibiamente en el Desierto, sin esperanza de mejora, sería enviado a otro convento; y al Desierto no iría ningún religioso mandado a cumplir en él penas o castigos.
Cellars
These underground rooms were part of the hydraulic works where the water from numerous sources that fed the gardens and dependencies of the convent were collected.
They are in no way dungeons for punishment as some have believed since according to the constitutions of the Carmelite order the religious who lived in the Desert here with any issues, without hope of improvement, would be sent to another convent; and no religious would be commanded to go to the Desert to serve in it penalties or punishments.
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Location. 19° 18.809′ N, 99° 18.588′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Colonia Desierto De Los Leones. Marker can be reached from Camino Desierto de los Leones, 0 kilometers south of Carretera México - Marquesa, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Desierto de los Leones 40, Ciudad de México 05740, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Mexican Natural Protected Area (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ex Convent Desierto de los Leones (about 120 meters away); Battle of Monte de las Cruces (approx. 6.8 kilometers away in Estado de Mexico); Memorial to Aldama, Allende and Jiménez (approx. 6.8 kilometers away in Estado de Mexico); The Saint Patrick Battalion (approx. 12.8 kilometers away); Tribute to John Riley (approx. 12.8 kilometers away); Parish of San Jacinto (approx. 12.8 kilometers away); General José Frontera (approx. 12.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 7, 2022
2. Cisterns Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 7, 2022
3. A view of the Ex Convent from the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
