Cuilapan
de Guerrero
Its name in Nahuatl means dyed river or
rattles over waters, it was formely
called Coyolapan. It is located 12 kilometers
from Oaxaca City on the Highway towards
Zaachila, from which you can see the unfinished
but marvellous religious complex, constructed
by Dominicans in teh 16th century.
It consists of the ex-convent, a church
and chapel with a basilica type floor plan.
You can see also the remains of Martin Cortes
country house, south of the Council Buildings.
Same place has where prisioner and killed
the General Vicente Guerrero.
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