La iglesia sumergida. Hallazgos y nuevas ideas sobre las primeras edificaciones agustinas en la zona de Meztitlán

Abstract

In this paper the author suggests that the first Augustinian settlement in the Sierra Alta was not the convent known as La Comunidad in Metztitlan, but the iglesia de visita at San Pedro Tlatemalco. Based on a comparative study of the dimensions of the Augustinian temples’s frontispieces in the area, as well as on prospection of the church’s structure, the author reaches the conclusión that this iglesia de visita was an important architectonic complex. Upon studying the cronology of the establishment of the Augustinian order, as well as the geography of Metztitlan and San Pedro, he concludes that the first Augustinian foundation took place in San Pedro.