On September 29 , 1717 , the San Miguel earthquake struck the city and destroyed the San Lucas School building ; the tremor cracked the tower and destroyed the top part of the main gate . The master builder of Santiago de Guatemala , Diego de Porres , inspected the damage and calculated that it was necessary to invest between five and six thousand pesos to repair it . Three years later , however , the Jesuits had rebuilt the structure , and when the master builder returned to inspect the building , declared it better and prettier than the original . However , on March 4 , 1751 , the San Casimiro earthquake destroyed the church roof forcing the Jesuits to once again ask for help to the parishioners to rebuild ; once again , the building was among the most beautiful of the city when the repairs were completed
San Miguel earthquake
1717 Guatemala earthquake
Iglesia y Convento de la Compañía de Jesús, Antigua Guatemala