It was built in 1847 by Fray Mariano Aguilera for the hierarchy of the Santa Cruz convent. Previously, these grounds were part of the orchard of the Convent of La Cruz.

Currently, it is the cemetery where Epigmenio González, Don Ignacio Pérez, and other figures from the Mexican Independence rest.

In the center, you will find the mausoleum of the Corregidora, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, which she shares with her husband, Miguel Domínguez.

Inside the cemetery, there is the Chapel of the Virgin of Sorrows, the patron saint of the cemetery.