The Christian Evangelization of Coatetelco dates to about 1529 or 1530 . In 1531 , under the leadership of Fray Toribio de Benavente Motolinia , construction of a house which included two rooms and an atrium was begun on where a temple had stood near the lake . A cross was found there between 1974 and 1978 when the floor was changed during remodeling . In 1590 two cells , a vicarage , and a portico were built , and construction began on an open chapel . Construction stopped in the 17th century when Xuan Xuarez led an armed rebellion against the landowners due to land expropriation . The monks defended the landowners , and the peasants destroyed the vicarage , which was seen as the center of Spanish control . The Marquis later destroyed the entire complex . Construction of the church of San Juan Bautista was completed in Baroque style in the 18th century , although a large convent was never built . Since that time , the original design of the building has been lost , largely because the Zapatistas used it as a headquarters during the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910 . Its restoration was begun in 1926 . Then as a result of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake , the building was again damaged . The church was severely damaged in the September 19 , 2017 earthquake , which also cost five lives in Coatetelco
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
Coatetelco, Morelos