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The complex was built by
the Jesuits starting
in the 1580s. Here, were founded three centers of learning: a school to teach
indigenous languages to Jesuit evangelists, a school for Indian boys and the
College of San Francisco Javier, to train Jesuit priests. The complex comprises
three sections: the College area, with dormitories, library, kitchen, domestic
chapel etc.; the Church of San Francisco Javier; and the Church of San Pedro
Apostol. The former college and the Church of San Francisco Javier have been
converted into the Museo del Virreinato, with the former college area housing a
large collection of art and ordinary objects from the colonial era, and the
Church of San Francisco Javier housing one of the most important collections of
Churrigueresque altarpieces in Mexico. The Church of San Pedro Apostol is the
only part of the entire complex that is still used for religious purposes.
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