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Museums Attractions In Atizapan de Zaragoza

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Atizapán de Zaragoza is a municipality, in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 91.07 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 489,937. At the west side of the city is the Zona Esmeralda district , considered one of the wealthiest in the State of Mexico and Greater Mexico City. The Valle Escondido and Chiluca country clubs are located here. It takes its name from the nahuatl word Ātīzapan, which is formed by three words: ā-tl, which means water, tīza-tl, which means white clay and īpan, which means over or place over in a metaphorical form. Finished this, the name means Place over clay waters. Atizapán i...
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Museums Attractions In Atizapan de Zaragoza

  • 2. Museo Nacional del Virreinato Tepotzotlan
    The Museo Nacional del Virreinato is located in the former College of San Francisco Javier complex in Tepotzotlán, Mexico State, Mexico. Belongs to Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. The complex was built by the Jesuits starting in the 1580s. Here, were founded three centers of learning: a school to teach indigenous languages to Jesuit evangelists, a school for Indian boys and the College of San Francisco Javier, to train Jesuit priests. The complex comprises three sections: the College area, with dormitories, library, kitchen, domestic chapel etc.; the Church of San Francisco Javier; and the Church of San Pedro Apostol. The former college and the Church of San Francisco Javier have been converted into the Museo del Virreinato, with the former college area housing a large colle...
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