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The word convent finds its origins in the Latin words con and venire, meaning ?to come together;? it was a word commonly used in Spanish to refer to such a place occupied by either a society of men or women. Yuriria in Michoacan Mexico ...
Formerly an instructor at the prestigious University of Salamanca in Spain, Veracruz has been considered one of the outstanding scholars and intellectuals in 16th century Mexico and has been credited with the founding of the University of ... for the plan of Yuriria's convent is known to be the renowned Pedro del Toro. (It's thought that Del Toro and De Chavez also worked together at nearby Cuitzeo in Michoacan on the construction of the Santa Maria Magdalena Convent. ...
It was a chance thing, really. We were heading for Patzcuaro, almost due south of Guanajuato where we had spent the past several days on a photography and business junket. While we were checking out of...