ry , ▁whose ▁explo itation ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁are ▁intended ▁for ▁self - consum ption ▁within ▁the ▁municipality . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁construction , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁depos it ▁of ▁raw ▁material ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁c ement . ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁gra vel - s and ▁production ▁for ▁construction . ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁and ▁Museum s ▁ ▁La ▁Ha ci enda ▁de ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁ ▁The ▁monaster y ▁was ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Hern an ▁Cort es ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 9 . ▁When ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁monaster y ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 8 , ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁sugar ▁can e ▁plant ation , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁largest ▁important ▁ref in ery ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁Ha ci enda ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁rest ▁point ▁for ▁travel ers ▁along ▁the ▁A cap ul co - M ex ico ▁City ▁trail . ▁During ▁the ▁Mexican ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁ins urg ent ▁Leon ardo ▁Bra vo ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁and ▁captured ▁at ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁of ▁San ▁Gabriel ; ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁executed ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁was ▁the ▁scenario ▁of ▁a ▁plot ▁between ▁Vic ente ▁Gu err ero ▁and ▁Ag ust ín ▁de ▁It urb ide ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁latter ▁em peror ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁During ▁the ▁P orf iri