After the revolution, Benito Juarez made all the convents and other church property revert to the state. That's why monastaries and such called ex-conventos. This one is at Tecali, near Puebla, and I think it was Franciscan. It was abandoned, and is very mystical and ghostly. My friend Rebecca took these pictures. My camera was full when we went there.
Just think, this is what you would have seen as you entered this convent for life. Lots of girls went willingly, but many were forced to go, because they were younger daughters, or they were forced to convert and other such things.
Inside. The framework of the door.
The big door to the church part of the convent.
Inside. Isn't this amazing? The altarpiece that was up there is now inside the church next door.
Lovely picture, Becky!
This is the baptismal font. At that time, there were lots of indiginous girls who joined the order and needed to be baptized.
Inside the outside doors.
A shell. Used as a symbol a lot.
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