Hola Alberto. I really enjoyed this video. Old conventos, churches, etc are of special interest to me and I had not visited this visita. Excellent work. This convento really is small, although many visitas didn't have a proper cloister, so this was reasonably well appointed. The stairways are unusually narrow and the doorways and cloister columns featureless, suggesting that the Franciscan friars were left to their own creative devices and lacked the guidance of a skilled architect or stone mason. The Franciscans were a good deal less ostentatious than the Augustin friars in Acolman. The murals are charming, and who knows what may lie beneath all of the whitewash. Ixmiquilpan is a case in point. I wonder if the room with the murals was the sala de profundis or the refectory?The atrium cross is nice. Not as elaborate as the one in Huejotzingo, Puebla but it is in excellent condition if original and taller than most. Another small cloister in the area is the convento in Tlahuelilpan, although the ceilings are of normal height. The church and convento in Tlahuelilpan were closed when I arrived but a young man was walking by, stopped and asked why I was there, and after I told him I was invited to comida with the priest and some other students. Afterwards the convento was opened for me. I wish every visit to a church or convento was free and accompanied by a great home cooked meal. As far as I am concerned you can't make too many videos like this one. Stay well.
Hello William, I hope you are in good health, yes, this ex-convent shows a lack of good planning on the part of those who built it, probably also a lack of resources. I have passed through Tlahuelilpan several times but I have never found the church open and I was unaware that there is an ex-convent there, the next time I go there I will try to enter to film. Hidalgo is the owner of great churches from the 11th century and therefore of great ex-convents, I don't know if you know the one in Actopan, I send you greetings, friend.
@@PuebleandoConAlberto Hola Alberto. I know the ex-convento in Actopan well, having visited it in 1974 and again in 1982. It contains features not found in other monasteries, such as the pools overlooking the garden, the arcade above the stables, and the arcade on the south side of the ex-convento. It is huge and very impressive. I was present when it was raining and watched the rain pour off of the roofs, level by level, until it finally exited onto the patio via gargoyles and drained toward the well, disappearing through holes in the pavement and down to where the water was stored for later use. Hidalgo is rich in ex-conventos and other churches. I recently found my photos of Epazoyucan. You did a video when you were there. The atrium is much changed since I was there, the last time being in 1982. Then the atrium was all grass with some of the graves scattered about. The grass was not mowed and everything had a sort of wild unkempt look, but I think the atmosphere fit the place better. The town was smaller back then too. The priest in Tlahuelilpan lived 2-3 blocks from the church, and several students ate with him. Maybe they rented rooms there too. Perhaps with a little luck you too will be invited to comida before someone opens the ex-convento for you. Stay well.
Hola Alberto. I really enjoyed this video. Old conventos, churches, etc are of special interest to me and I had not visited this visita. Excellent work. This convento really is small, although many visitas didn't have a proper cloister, so this was reasonably well appointed. The stairways are unusually narrow and the doorways and cloister columns featureless, suggesting that the Franciscan friars were left to their own creative devices and lacked the guidance of a skilled architect or stone mason. The Franciscans were a good deal less ostentatious than the Augustin friars in Acolman. The murals are charming, and who knows what may lie beneath all of the whitewash. Ixmiquilpan is a case in point. I wonder if the room with the murals was the sala de profundis or the refectory?The atrium cross is nice. Not as elaborate as the one in Huejotzingo, Puebla but it is in excellent condition if original and taller than most. Another small cloister in the area is the convento in Tlahuelilpan, although the ceilings are of normal height. The church and convento in Tlahuelilpan were closed when I arrived but a young man was walking by, stopped and asked why I was there, and after I told him I was invited to comida with the priest and some other students. Afterwards the convento was opened for me. I wish every visit to a church or convento was free and accompanied by a great home cooked meal. As far as I am concerned you can't make too many videos like this one. Stay well.
Hello William, I hope you are in good health, yes, this ex-convent shows a lack of good planning on the part of those who built it, probably also a lack of resources. I have passed through Tlahuelilpan several times but I have never found the church open and I was unaware that there is an ex-convent there, the next time I go there I will try to enter to film. Hidalgo is the owner of great churches from the 11th century and therefore of great ex-convents, I don't know if you know the one in Actopan, I send you greetings, friend.
@@PuebleandoConAlberto Hola Alberto. I know the ex-convento in Actopan well, having visited it in 1974 and again in 1982. It contains features not found in other monasteries, such as the pools overlooking the garden, the arcade above the stables, and the arcade on the south side of the ex-convento. It is huge and very impressive. I was present when it was raining and watched the rain pour off of the roofs, level by level, until it finally exited onto the patio via gargoyles and drained toward the well, disappearing through holes in the pavement and down to where the water was stored for later use. Hidalgo is rich in ex-conventos and other churches. I recently found my photos of Epazoyucan. You did a video when you were there. The atrium is much changed since I was there, the last time being in 1982. Then the atrium was all grass with some of the graves scattered about. The grass was not mowed and everything had a sort of wild unkempt look, but I think the atmosphere fit the place better. The town was smaller back then too. The priest in Tlahuelilpan lived 2-3 blocks from the church, and several students ate with him. Maybe they rented rooms there too. Perhaps with a little luck you too will be invited to comida before someone opens the ex-convento for you. Stay well.