Convento Franciscano de San Andrés
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Convento Franciscano de San Andrés

Also known as Templo de San Francisco , Convento de San Francisco , Convento de San Andrés , Iglesia de San Francisco

Monterrey, Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León, Mexico

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    Coordinates: 25.66535, -100.31145
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In the early days of Monterrey, over an extended period, church atriums were utilized as burial sites.

From 1602 to 1612, the San Francisco Temple, which was connected to the San Andrés convent, was situated on the northern bank of the Santa Lucía River, along with the rest of the city. Starting from that point and lasting until 1914 when the temple was destroyed, both the temple and the convent were relocated to the western side of the Plaza de Armas, now referred to as Plaza Zaragoza. This plaza also functioned as a burial ground for the impoverished and the friars.

Numerous historians assert that Monterrey's original cemetery was located at the Franciscan Convent of San Andrés, coinciding with the site of the Temple of San Francisco. Erected in 1602, this temple stood on the land now occupied by the Kalos building, the Círculo Mercantil Mutualista, and the Monterrey Municipal Palace.

The city's first settlers, including Diego de Montemayor, found their final resting place within this cemetery.

Over time, the cemetery faded from prominence and eventually ceased operations. In contrast, the convent and the temple were demolished in 1914 by the Carrancista forces who took control of the city.

During the construction of the Círculo Mercantil and subsequently the Municipal Palace, numerous skeletal remains and funerary artifacts from this ancient cemetery came to light.

In the early days of Monterrey, over an extended period, church atriums were utilized as burial sites.

From 1602 to 1612, the San Francisco Temple, which was connected to the San Andrés convent, was situated on the northern bank of the Santa Lucía River, along with the rest of the city. Starting from that point and lasting until 1914 when the temple was destroyed, both the temple and the convent were relocated to the western side of the Plaza de Armas, now referred to as Plaza Zaragoza. This plaza also functioned as a burial ground for the impoverished and the friars.

Numerous historians assert that Monterrey's original cemetery was located at the Franciscan Convent of San Andrés, coinciding with the site of the Temple of San Francisco. Erected in 1602, this temple stood on the land now occupied by the Kalos building, the Círculo Mercantil Mutualista, and the Monterrey Municipal Palace.

The city's first settlers, including Diego de Montemayor, found their final resting place within this cemetery.

Over time, the cemetery faded from prominence and eventually ceased operations. In contrast, the convent and the temple were demolished in 1914 by the Carrancista forces who took control of the city.

During the construction of the Círculo Mercantil and subsequently the Municipal Palace, numerous skeletal remains and funerary artifacts from this ancient cemetery came to light.

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  • Added: 27 Jan 2016
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2602070