San Bartolomé Parish (Hueypoxtla)
San Bartolomé Parish is the Catholic church and parish house of the people of Hueypoxtla. Has always belonged to the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexico. This colonial building is a monument of great architectural importance dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.
History
In 1934 was discovered a gate catacombs with 72 crypts under the floor inside the temple, the tombs belong to, mostly moneyed Spaniards who lived around the village of Hueypoxtla during 16th-19th centuries, there are also bones of indigenous people as a child, according to the book of deaths.
References
- ^ Diosesis de Cuautitlán Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine pp. 3.
- ^ Exhiben criptas del siglo XVI en Hueypoxtla El Universal, 2010.
External links
- San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla. (in Spanish)
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