Tetela del Volcán

Tetela del Volcán
Coordinates: 18 ° 54 ′  N , 98 ° 44 ′  W Tetela del Volcán​ Tetela del Volcán on the map of Morelos
Basic data
Country	Mexico
State	Morelos
Municipio	Tetela del Volcán
Residents	10,199  (2010)
City insignia
Detailed data
height	2231  m
prefix	731
Website	Ayuntamiento de Tetela del Volcán
Tetela main street with Popocatépetl volcano in the background

Tetela del Volcán ( Nahuatl Tetela , 'rocky place') is a town on the slopes of the Popocatépetl volcano in the Mexican state of Morelos with a population of over 10,000. Tetela del Volcán is the seat of the municipality of the same name, Tetela del Volcán .

history

In 1503 Tetela del Volcán and the nearby Hueyapan were subjected to the Aztec Empire by Moctezuma II . The first Spaniards reached Tetela in 1519. After the fall of Tenochtitlán , Hernán Cortés also reached Tetela, where he initially encountered fierce resistance from the indigenous population.

San Juan Bautista Monastery

Tetela is best known for the San Juan Bautista Monastery , a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site , which is one of the mission stations at the foot of the Popocatépetl . The monastery was built by the Dominicans in the first half of the 16th century .

credentials

1. ↑ Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl . World Heritage Organization. Retrieved November 10, 2014.