Tecali de Herrera
Introduction Nave of the Convent of Tecali de Herrera. '''Tecali de Herrera''' is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla, southeastern Mexico.
Town The town of Tecali de Herrera is located about  southeast of the city of Puebla.It is center of onyx artisan objects production in Mexico. The Municipal Market Onyx is supplied by the local union craftsmen.
History ===Pre-Columbian===Tecali was one of the most important cities of the Toltec−Chichimeca nobility, in the pre-Columbian era. It is registered in the "Matricula de Tributos" made during the time of Moctezuma. In the Nahuatl language the name ''Tecali'' derives from''tetl'' (stone) and ''calli'' (house), meaning 'where the houses of stone are.' ===Convent of Tecali de Herrera===The ruins of the Spanish colonial era Convent of Tecali of Herrera (''Ex-Convento de Tecali de Herrera'') are a designated Cultural Heritage Monument in the municipality. The former Franciscan convent was completed in 1540, in New Spain (colonial México). It was designed in the Colonial Spanish Renaissance style by Diego de Arciniega.
References
External links * Mid-Westerner in Mexico Blog: Tecali de Herrera — ''images and text''.