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776:, receiving its coat of arms in 1540. However, there is evidence that the division of the city was recognized since the early colonial period. The Franciscans established themselves in San Pedro first, with the San Gabriel monastery because this was the power center of the city and at first the monks were not sufficient to be spread out around the entire city. This early emphasis on the San Pedro side, along with the settling of the Spanish population almost exclusively here, resulted in this side of the city becoming mixed race (mestizo) early in the colonial era. Evidence of political distinctions can be found as early as 1548, but in 1714, the two halves were definitely separated when San Andrés was made an Indian Republic. This separation would cause political and economic problems between the two halves of the city, but still coexisting in matters of religion. The two municipalities were established by 1861. However, the two halves never completely split and the two municipalities formed a partial union called the 749:, but the nature of this is not known. However, at the end of the Classic period, Teotihuacan fell. Cholula had a population decline, but the city survived. However, there is evidence of a change of dominant ethnicity, with a people known as the Olmec-Xicallana coming to power and pottery and other artifacts showing Gulf Coast influence. The city continued to grow during the Post Classic period (900–1521) as well, although there was another regime change. Toltec-Chichimecas from the fall the Tula arrived in the 12th century as refugees. The ruling Olmeca-Xicallanca allowed their arrival but oppressed them, until the Toltec-Chichimecas revolted and took over in the 13th century. The new lords called themselves the Choloteca, but they did not eliminate the Olmeca-Xicallanca. The defeated group was pushed to the eastern half of the city with the new rulers living on the San Pedro side and constructing a new religious center, the Quetzalcoatl Temple to replace the Pyramid. This is the origin of the division of the city. 487:, who would be the third bishop of Puebla. The facade of the main church is smooth and its corners are reinforced with diagonal buttresses. The towers have arched windows, columns and a small dome topped by iron cross. The interior has a Latin cross layout, covered with vaults and a cupola. The altarpieces are made of wood and plaster and decorated in gold leaf. The main one is dedicated to the Virgin of the Remedies. The main portal is sculpted in sandstone in Renaissance style. The main doors are of wood and contain metal studs with different designs. The north portal has richer ornamentation. The interior is covered by vaults with Gothic nerves and arched window openings. It conserves a number of oil paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. The main altar of San Gabriel is Neoclassical, dating from 1897. 510:
pilasters support the entrances to the side chapels and have sixteen corbels. There are seven naves and forty-nine cupolas. The capilla real received its name because of a chapel inside dedicated to the Virgin of the Remedies, the patron of Cholula. The current interior was created in 1947. The façade has some Baroque elements, with its main entrance marked by a simple arch flanked by Corinthian columns and fluted pilasters. The choral window is flanked by Ionic columns. The crest is a pediment with a flutter. The holy water font dates from the 16th century. The base and cup are sculpted from one piece of stone. The base is decorated with acanthus leaves, other flowers and leaves and a simple molding a Franciscan cord.
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and motocross on the Zapotecas Mountain as well as parasailing at the San Bernardino Chalchilhuapan Mountain. Each year, there is a mountain biking event just north of the city in March in three categories: beginners, advanced and expert. The race begins from the main plaza of Cholula and extends for 50 km through a number of small communities. The Zapotecas Mountain is important culturally as well, figuring in a number of local myths and legends, including one about a man who made a pact with a demon in order to obtain money to sponsor a religious festival.
385:. In the morning, this plaza of Cholula is filled with vendors selling typical street food, sweets and handcrafted toys for children. On the west side of this plaza is the "Portales" (Portals). This is a commercial area framed by forty-six arches supported by Doric columns. These arches measure 170 meters long and are the longest in Latin American. (pedro his). The San Pedro municipal palace is located behind this commercial area, occupying a space which was called the Xiuhcalli, (House of Turquoise), where a council of nobles met in the pre Hispanic era. 326:. This city is divided into eighteen barrios or neighborhoods, ten of which are on the San Pedro side. The division of the city into two semi-separate halves has its roots in the pre Hispanic period, when the Olmec-Xicallancas were pushed to the east side of the city by the rebelling Toltec-Chichimeca ethnicity. The division remained in the colonial period with San Pedro quickly becoming a mix of Spanish and indigenous with San Andrés remaining mostly indigenous for the rest of the period. Today, San Andrés still has the higher indigenous population. 53: 796:, the Spanish reorganized them around parish churches giving each a patron saint. The neighborhoods of San Pedro Cholula are San Miguel Tianguisnahuac, Jesús Tlatempa, Santiago Mixquitla, San Matias Cocoyotla, San Juan Calvario Texpolco, San Cristóbal Tepontla, Santa María Xixitla, La Magdalena Coapa, San Pedro Mexicaltzingo and San Pablo Tecama. Almost all of the oldest and most central neighborhoods of the city are in San Pedro and include, Tianguisnahuac, Calvario, Tlatempa, Mexicaltzingo, Xixitla and Tecama. 704:. It has a courtyard in the center, containing a garden. It is located in the Santa María Xixitla neighborhood. It was the home of an indigenous noble by the name of Juan de León y Mendoza. The hotel contains seven luxury rooms, a meeting room, a library, a lobby and a restaurant. The library area contains about 3,000 books and its roof is crossed by beams which were rescued during renovations to the building. The lobby and restaurant are located in what was the chapel. The decoration is based in paintings by 808:, and Fiesta del Pueblo with the two most important being the Bajada, which the Virgin of the Remedies leaves her sanctuary on the Pyramid to visit the various barrios and the feast for this same Virgin image on 8 September. For these and more local festivals, the costs and efforts associated with them are shared in a complicated system of "mayordomos" who sponsor a particular event in a particular year. Mayordomos can be men or women, and each neighborhood takes turns sponsoring the citywide festivals. 498:, along with portraits of a number of Franciscan friars. The San Gabriel monastery is still inhabited by about fifteen Franciscan friars. In 1986, the monastery agreed to let part of their building be renovated and converted into the Franciscan Library, done in cooperation with the Universidad de las Americas. This library is open to the public on request. The monks were initially opposed to the project as they know the monastery sits on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and did not want to be forced out. 3014: 452: 400:. This work restored the original floor plan and much of the carved stone work. The museum traces the habitation of Cholula from about 1000 BCE. Three rooms display pre Hispanic artifacts, two contains colonial era items and one features a John O'Leary photographic exhibit of the city's religious festivals. Lastly, the facility also contains restorations laboratories run by UDLAP. The basis of the collection was a group of 1,500 artifacts donated by Omar Jimenez. 821:
squash, chili peppers, corn and bread and presented. This tradition dates far back into the colonial period. The Tlahuanca is an event held on the fourth Monday of Lent at the Capilla Real. Originally, it was a festival held on the street, involving drinking to excess. The name comes from the word "tlahuanqui," which means drunk. Today, it is a procession inside the Capilla Real in which wooden crosses are handed out and a host offers food to visitors.
548:. Its atrium is entered through arches that separate it from the street. This church was built in the 19th century with one nave and covered in cannon vaults and a cupola over the presbytery. The main portal of the church is a simple arch supported by pilasters. There are two other arches which lead to small chapels. Above the facade, there is a single bell tower. The interior contains Neoclassical altars with ornamentation typical of the 19th century. 1890: 374: 119: 502: 571:
portal of grey sandstone, sculpted in a sober style from the 17th century. The entrance is formed by an arch supported by two pilasters. Above this, there is a choral window with two pilasters and two coats of arms. One belongs to Mexico and the other to Cholula. Above this, there is a niche which contains a cross. On either side, there are two pyramids with spheres. The bell tower has
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San Pedro's traditional economic activity is agriculture and the raising of livestock. Most farming is irrigated and San Pedro has most of the irrigated farmland in the Cholula area. The main economic activities of the city are still commerce and agriculture. Its production is second in importance in
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is sung to the image, there are a number of Masses and it is possible to receive a "visit" by the image of another saint from another neighborhood. During one of the Masses, there is a ceremony to name a new mayordomo, which is usually attended by mayordomos from other neighborhoods. After this mass,
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has managed to conserve the look of traditional Mexican markets, with women seated on the floor selling seeds, flowers, herbs, and more. There is a cold chocolate and water, whipped until foamy served in wooden bowls with flowers painted on them. "Ponche" in Cholula is a drink prepared with blue corn
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San Pedro has 22 communities the largest of which are Almoloya, San Cosme Tezintla, Acuexcomac, San Cristóbal Tepontla, San Agustín Calvario, Zacapechpan, San Matías Cocoyotla, San Diego Cuachayotla, and San Francisco Cuapa. These communities primary economic activities are agriculture, floriculture
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is technically located in neighboring San Andrés. This is what has made Cholula one of the better known destinations among foreign travelers to Mexico, as images of the pyramid with the church on top is often used for tourism promotion. The second most important attraction, the San Gabriel monastery
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h is located in the far northwest of the city. The facade is simple with a round arch for the entrance. This portal has two crests in the shape of pyramids with sphere which date from the 17th century. Above this, there is a choral window flanked by small pilasters with pinnacles. The bell tower was
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as a decorative feature, which is common in Puebla. A few have intricate stucco work done by indigenous hands. The city's churches contain more than 300 works of art, together valued at millions of dollars. However, due to increases in the theft of religious art, many churches have implemented extra
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volcanoes. The area has an average altitude of 2,190masl, with a gentle descent from northwest to southeast along the Atoyac River. There are two main elevations: the Zapotecas Mountain, which rises about 200 meters over the valley and the Tecajetes, which rises 210 meters. There is mountain biking
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municipality faces that main square of the city and was built in the 17th century. The architecture is a mix of Baroque and Renaissance, which is uncommon in Mexico for the 17th century. The bell tower is Baroque and one of the tallest in the city. It has a Latin cross layout and a vaulted ceiling.
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It has a temperate climate with an average temperature of between 18 and 20C, and typically no more than 20 to 40 days with frost per year. There is a rainy season that lasts from May to October which provides about 800 to 900 mm of rainfall per year. This climate made the area very important
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Industry, mining and construction employ 39% of the population. Natural resources include deposits of clay, sand, gravel and basalt. One of the most important products of the area is the making of hard apple cider and other food processing. There is also the making of bricks, cinderblock and clay
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Two annual events particular to San Pedro include the Altepeihuitl and the Tlahuanca. The Altepeilhuitl is an event that takes place on the Sunday before the Thursday marking the ascension of Christ at the Capilla Real. Here images of towns' and neighborhoods' patron saints are adorned with fruit,
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friaries in Mexico. It was established first in the city, because this was the power center and the Franciscans had a limited number of monks in Mexico. The complex consists of a large atrium, a main church, a cloister area, and two important chapels which face the atrium area. Its architecture is
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The various barrios or traditional urban neighborhoods and communities of the municipality have their own parish church dedicated to a patron saint, and some have more than this. The oldest of these churches dates from the 16th century and a number are painted in what is called "popular Baroque"
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The main unifying factor of the city is its complicated system of mostly religious festivals which occur year-round. This has been true of Cholula since the pre Hispanic period, although religious rituals have changed. The most important of these festivals are celebrated citywide. These include
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is located in the north of the city. It is small, but the arch that leads into the atrium is considered to be significant. It is a semicircular arch flanked by estipite (inverted truncated pyramids) pilasters and there is a niche with estipites and topped by a cross. The facade of the church is
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The Capilla Real (Royal Chapel) is also called the Capilla de Naturales (Indigenous Chapel). It is located on the north end of the complex. It is similar to a mosque. It had never received any kind of royal recognition. There are twelve columns and twenty-four octagonal pilasters. Twelve of the
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These and other traditions have roots in the pre Hispanic period. Many Cholutecans still use their pre-Hispanic surnames, such as former town stewards Raymundo Tecanhuehue and Humberto Tolama Totozintle. This is because a number of the old Indian nobility was allowed certain privileges after the
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At the end of this period, many settlements were abandoned, but Cholula grew, making it politically dominant in the region. It rapidly developed into an urban center in the Classic period (200-800 CE) dominating the Puebla-Tlaxcala region, growing to an area of about four km and a population of
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is located in the far northwest of the city. The complex in entered through a portal with three arches, an entablature and pinnacles. This leads into a very large atrium, which is surrounded by a stone wall similar to that of the San Gabriel monastery. The facade of the church is wide and has a
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Temple lies beneath the San Gabriel monastery, but no excavations have been done on the site. Most excavations in San Pedro have been under streets and other public areas, especially when there has been construction, such as the laying of water pipes. However, there is widespread opposition to
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is the unification of two church buildings, one from the 17th century, converted into the sacristy and the other from the 19th century. The older church building has a bell tower with pilasters and Salomonic columns on two levels, with an open cone (oculo) as a crest. The 19th-century building
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side. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the city of Cholula was an important religious and economic center, but the center of power was on the San Pedro side, centered on what is now the main city plaza and the San Gabriel monastery. The division of the city persisted and San Pedro
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San Pedro Cholula is located in the Valley of Puebla, which is a flat area bordered by the Sierra Nevada to the west, the La Malinche volcano to the north. It is located in the center west of the state of Puebla, with the city of Puebla only about ten kilometers to the east. It extends over
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Another unifying factor is a straight street grid oriented in the cardinal directions. Most streets in the center are numbered with indications as to their location vis-à-vis the center, north, east, south or west. Outside the city center street names lose this system.
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brick. The bell tower is low with only a part of it decorated with estipite pilasters. The interior has one cannon vault and a cupola. There are a number of paintings inside, some are folk artwork and some are by masters. One of the latter is the Virgin de la luz by
563:. The bell tower has a wide base and three levels. The first and second have highly decorated windows and a balcony, and the third has a simpler octagon window. The interior has two vaults. In the upper choir, there are pelicans serving as an allegory of Christ. 340:
What keeps the city united socially is a complex calendar of religious and social events with the costs and efforts associated with them rotated and shared among the various "barrios" or traditional neighborhoods. Among the important shared festivals, there are
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the Valley of Puebla. However, the economy is shifting away from agriculture towards small industry, with only 17.4% of the population employed in this area. Residential areas are taking up more land as well. Principle crops include corn, beans, alfalfa,
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The municipality has forty preschools, forty-three primary schools, twenty-one middle schools and thirteen high schools. There are six technical/professional schools above this level as well as an extension of the Universidad de las Américas.
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s done in a style called barroco republican (Republican Baroque) or neoclasico abarrocado (Baroque Neoclassical), which was popular in Mexico in the 19th century. It has a portal with a simple arch, which is highly decorated supported by
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is in the southwest of the city. The entrance to the atrium has three arches. The exterior of the church looks somewhat like a castle with buttresses and pinnacles, and a simple facade. The bell tower has Salomonic and
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Commerce, tourism and services employ 39% of the population. This commerce includes that geared to local, regional and tourist needs. Tourism in San Pedro is based on its history, but the biggest attraction, the
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is in San Pedro along with most of the 37 churches Cholula is famous for. Services are more geared to tourism than those in San Andrés as many establishments are clustered around the city's main square.
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The most important festival in any of the neighborhood is that of the patron saint. The night before the church is decorated with lamps and then fireworks are set off to announce the event. The next day,
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has a very simple facade with a round arch doorway, imposts and narrow jambs on its also narrow windows. It was probably built in the 19th century but conserves its 16th-century holy water font.
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never completed and its brickwork can still be seen. The interior has a Latin cross layout, with a short principal nave and a cupola. There are a number of paintings along with altarpieces.
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as he was crucified. The church is oriented east–west. It has one bell tower and its facade is in the shape of a niche. Inside, it has three short naves, and an octagonal cupola.
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has a Neoclassical facade. Its interior is covered by three vaults and a circular cupola. The cypress in the presbytery has been there since the beginning of the 20th century.
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on its corners. The church has three naves, with an octagonal cupola, some paintings and altarpieces. There is a sculpture of Saint James on horseback in the main altar area.
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Ten of Cholula's eighteen barrios or traditional urban neighborhoods are located in San Pedro. These barrios have their roots in the pre Hispanic period, but after the
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is the farthest from the city center. The facade is bordered by plants sculpted in stone. It has a small bell tower, with one level square and the other as an octagon.
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The most important religious institution in San Pedro, and the second most important after the Sanctuary of the Virgen de los Remedios on the Great Pyramid, is the
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on Calles 3 and 5 Norte has food stands which serve local specialties. The Centro Artesanal Xelhua display s wide variety of handcrafts made in the area.
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was selected to be a member of the Hoteles Boutique de México. It was built as a house in the 17th century and it is catalogued as a historic monument by
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By the time the Spanish arrived, Cholula was actually divided into three sub entities, roughly corresponding to the municipalities of San Pedro Cholula,
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contains various Neoclassical altarpieces along with paintings. It also has a bell tower. The complex makes it one of the largest churches in Cholula.
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and a number of antiques from various places in the world. The lobby occasionally hosts small concerts. It has adobe walls and very high ceilings.
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comes down the pyramid to visit the various neighborhoods and the most important, the feast day of the Virgin of the Remedies on 8 September.
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The first human settlements of Cholula are on the San Andrés side of the city, dating somewhere between 500 and 200 BCE, during the middle
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The Capilla de la Tercera Orden is located between the Capilla Real and the main church. It is a small church with a Baroque portal and
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The valley floor is an expanse of plains crossed by a number of small rivers, streams and arroyos, with the most significant being the
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The interior has been restored and contain a Churrigueresque cupola, along with 18th-century paintings such as depictions of Christ by
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This side of the city contains a number of large markets as it is more commercial and less residential than the San Andrés side. The
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Vida cural domestica en la parroquia de San Andrés Cholula durante los siglos XVII y XVIII: estudio de caso de arqueología histórica
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church is one of the oldest parish churches in the region, dating from the 17th century. It has a Renaissance style portal with
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Ibarra, Mariel (July 13, 2002). "Cholula: Antigedad en todos los rincones" [Cholula:Antiquity in every corner].
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remained the more dominant, with Spanish families moving onto that side and the rest of the population quickly becoming
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food is offered to all in attendance. If the saint's day falls during the week, it is moved to the following Sunday.
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of the cupola, there are paintings of various important Franciscans. The altars are Neoclassical in white and gold.
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promised to build one church here for every day of the year or for every pre Hispanic temple destroyed after the
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columns. Above this, there is a coat of arms of the Holy Burial in Jerusalem and a niche containing an image of
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The cloister contains frescos with six religious scenes in a style similar to those at the former monastery of
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Rivas, Francisco (April 10, 2007). "Impiden rescatar vestigios" [Preventing the recovery of remains].
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style crests. The interior is covered by three vaults, which are decorated with gilded plasterwork.
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roof tiles. Other industries include textiles, chemicals, metals, furniture, ceramics and glass.
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More evident in San Pedro is a large number of Cholula's many churches. According to legend,
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San Pedro is home to what is considered to be the main plaza or square the city, called the
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San Pedro is one of two municipalities which make up the city of Cholula, or formally
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which separates it from the main plaza of the city. There are three entrances to the
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excavation in most of the zone, mostly because most of the land is privately owned.
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is distinguished by its tall bell tower, the tallest in Cholula and dedicated to
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for a very short time, but in 1537 the entirety would be declared a city by the
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was expanded twice during this time. The city had relations with the larger
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Temple (on which now stands the San Gabriel monastery) overshadowing the
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on the San Pedro side, which eventually eclipsed the formerly prominent
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is located behind the San Gabriel monastery and is dedicated to the
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Boy, Alicia (April 13, 2003). "Fin de Semana" [Weekend].
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and milk. This market is augmented on Wednesday and Sundays by a
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security measures and some have stopped opening during the week.
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columns. The atrium has a cross sculpted with signs of the
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agriculturally during the pre Hispanic and colonial eras.
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Kastelein, Barbara (February 2004). "The Sacred City".
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Vaniloquio (when church bells are rung in concert),
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Mexico City. p. 10. 1225: 1145: 952: 824: 388:On the south side of the plaza is the 72:Location of the municipality in Puebla 1860: 1722: 1515: 1511:(in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 2. 1402: 1363: 1350: 1341: 1308: 1241:(in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 6. 1236: 1186: 1154: 1150:(in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 2. 190:51.03 km (19.70 sq mi) 174: • Municipal President 1477:"San Pedro Cholula – Guia Turistica" 1314: 1004:Martha Adriana Sáenz Serdio (2004). 973: 349:, La Bajada, when the image of the 1830:Statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1748: 1506: 407:is actually in the municipality of 13: 1769:Church of Santa María Tonantzintla 398:Universidad de las Américas-Puebla 177:Francisco Andres Cobarrubias Pérez 14: 3050: 1635:Gorenstein, Shirley, ed. (2000). 1585:Bullock Kreger, Meggan M (2010). 1542: 1170:Virgin of the Remedies in Cholula 1166:Virgen de los Remedios en Cholula 542:San Miguel Tianguishahuatl church 3012: 2524:San Diego la Meza Tochimiltzingo 1888: 1764:Church of San Francisco Acatepec 1164:Cordero Vazquez, Donato (2000). 647:Santa Cruz de Jerusalén church i 117: 66: 51: 41: 741:between 20,000 and 25,000. The 712:, various pieces done in local 1789:San Gabriel Franciscan Convent 1290:"San Pedro Cholula – Historia" 632:San Pedro Mexicaltzingo church 526:parish church of the San Pedro 16:Municipality in Puebla, Mexico 1: 2399:Magdalena Tlatlauquitepec, La 1323:(3). Washington DC: 956–958. 1264:"San Pedro Cholula-La Ciudad" 945: 778:Distrito Cholula de Rivadavia 602:San Cristobal Tepontla church 390:Museum of the City of Cholula 293:pushed the formerly dominant 1810:San Miguel Arcángel Fountain 1805:Bust of Bernardino Rivadavia 870: 719: 368: 198:2,190 m (7,190 ft) 7: 2929:Xochitlán de Vicente Suárez 2804:Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez 1606:"Puebla-San Andrés Cholula" 788:Neighborhoods and festivals 10: 3055: 2774:Tepeyahualco de Cuauhtémoc 2614:San Nicolás de Los Ranchos 1102:"Puebla-San Pedro Cholula" 927: 728: 609:Santa Maria Xixitla church 3010: 2784:Teteles de Ávila Castillo 2654:Santa Catarina Tlaltempan 1912: 1902: 1838: 1825:Statue of Emiliano Zapata 1797: 1756: 1660:Kirkwood, Burton (2000). 1329:10.1525/aa.2002.104.3.956 625:La Magdalena Coapa church 568:Santiago Mixquitla church 243: 223: 215: 208: • Municipality 207: 202: 194: 187: • Municipality 186: 181: 173: 168: 158: 150: 142: 130: 112: 77: 65: 37: 28: 21: 3034:Municipalities of Puebla 2649:San Sebastián Tlacotepec 2644:San Salvador Huixcolotla 2629:San Pedro Yeloixtlahuaca 2609:San Nicolás Buenos Aires 1774:Great Pyramid of Cholula 1051:(2). Mexico City: 56–60. 976:"Los barrios de Cholula" 864:Great Pyramid of Cholula 591:San Juan Texpolco church 405:Great Pyramid of Cholula 335:Great Pyramid of Cholula 303:Great Pyramid of Cholula 2674:Santo Tomás Hueyotlipan 2594:San Matías Tlalancaleca 2554:San Jerónimo Xayacatlán 2549:San Jerónimo Tecuanipan 2529:San Felipe Teotlalcingo 1820:Statue of Benito Juárez 1317:American Anthropologist 902:San Jerónimo Tecuanipan 782:Bernardino de Rivadavia 678:from the 17th century. 639:San Pablo Tecama church 216: • Urban area 2934:Xochitlán Todos Santos 2869:Totoltepec de Guerrero 2404:Mazapiltepec de Juárez 2244:General Felipe Angeles 2149:Chalchicomula de Sesma 2139:Cuetzalan del Progreso 506: 456: 378: 351:Virgin of the Remedies 2734:Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 2659:Santa Inés Ahuatempan 2639:San Salvador el Verde 2589:San Martín Totoltepec 2584:San Martín Texmelucan 2329:Ixcamilpa de Guerrero 1784:Plaza de la Concordia 1703:on September 26, 2010 1545:"Cholula. 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Index

Municipality
Flag of San Pedro Cholula
Coat of arms of San Pedro Cholula
Location of the municipality in Puebla
19°03′48″N 98°18′23″W / 19.06333°N 98.30639°W / 19.06333; -98.30639
Mexico
State
Puebla
Cholula
Time zone
UTC-6
Central
(US Central)
DST
UTC-5
municipality
Mexican state
Puebla
city of Cholula
pre Hispanic era
Toltec
Chichimecas
Olmec
Quetzalcoatl
Great Pyramid of Cholula
San Andrés
mestizo
Cholula de Rivadavia
Quetzalcoatl
Great Pyramid of Cholula

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