▁on ▁them . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁there ▁were ▁important ▁iron ▁working ▁cent ers ▁in ▁O ax aca , ▁P ue bla , ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Gu an aju ato ▁and ▁Qu er ét aro , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁western ▁Mexico ▁such ▁as ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Z ac ate cas ▁and ▁Agu as cal ientes , ▁which ▁eventually ▁developed ▁its ▁own ▁style . ▁Western ▁Mexican ▁iron work ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁orient al ▁influence ▁due ▁to ▁trade ▁with ▁Man ila ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁iron ▁for ▁decor ative ▁purposes ▁on ▁wooden ▁objects . ▁ ▁Hand craft ed ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁is ▁still ▁important ▁in ▁San ▁Miguel ▁de ▁All ende , ▁Leon , ▁city ▁of ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Te oc alt iche , ▁J alis co , ▁Mor elia , ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁de ▁los ▁Her rer os , ▁Mich o ac án , ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁P ue bla ▁and ▁Am oz oc ▁de ▁M ota . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁garden ▁and ▁home ▁furn iture , ▁l amps , ▁chim ne ys ▁and ▁chim ney ▁tools . ▁San ▁Crist ob al ▁de ▁las ▁Cas as ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁intr icate ▁cross es ▁made ▁of ▁wr ought ▁iron , ▁popular ▁as ▁symbols ▁of ▁divine ▁protection . ▁ ▁T in ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁colonial ▁period , ▁tin ▁was ▁worked ▁for ▁its ▁functional ▁rather ▁than ▁a est h etic ▁value .