This convent was the Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz home for 25 years and where he produced several of his literary works and, although he closed its doors in the nineteenth century to be a field and military hospital, in 1979 The current University was founded.
The church of this enclosure dates from 1673, with Renaissance style and baroque influence, with columns and doric pilasters with pyramidal crest. Also, the tower dates from 1665 and is perfectly preserved.
University of Guadalajara
The University of Guadalajara It is one of the largest and oldest in Mexico, since, although it received the title of University in 1792, Its origins date back to the Jesuit school Saint Thomas Aquinas of 1586.
One of its original buildings is the school of Santo Tomás de Aquino of 1591, First headquarters of the University of Guadalajara and current Ibero -American Library «Octavio Paz», with Greco -Roman style.
Also, this university houses Famous murals in the central nave, made at the end of 1925 by Amado de la Cueva and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Likewise, Siqueiros designed the main door, which is currently exhibited in a frame at the entrance of the library.
University of Guanajuato
The University of Guanajuato It is another of the oldest in the country, since its origins date back to Hospicio de la Santísima Trinidad of 1732, located in the now central building of the University.
Thus, in 1744 King Felipe V issued a real card in which the hospice of the Holy Trinity became College of the Blessed Trinity. Subsequently, it was the National College of Guanajuato to become University in 1945.
The construction of this enclosure groups various architecture styles, as while The facade has a Renaissance structure with neo -Gothic finishes, the door is neoclassical style with Greco -Roman pillars, In addition to French -style windows with baroque inlays.
In addition, its main facade is recognized by the Staircases inaugurated in 1952, made up of 86 steps which are visited by thousands of tourists every year. A curious fact is that this building It lacks metal or castles that support the structure, since stone was built by stone, supported by buttresses that serve as pillars.