Santa Teresa la Antigua
[2] The impetus behind the establishment of the convent occurred in 1613 when the ship carrying archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna ran into a storm that threatened to destroy it.However, popularly the complex became known as “Santa Teresa la Antigua.”[2] Much of the facility was built with the intention of allowing public access, except for certain areas reserved for the nuns.[2] Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz once lived here,[1][2] but due to her fragile health and the austere conditions of the order, she soon moved to another convent nearby in the city.It served as military barracks, a school for teachers, as the home of the National University, the print shop of the government news agency and as the archive of the Secretary of Finance.[2] The facade inclines noticeably backwards, which is due to the uneven sinking of the building into the soft soil underneath Mexico City, and is divided by buttresses.
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