This 16th-century convent was the first built in the Americas by the Augustinians. Construction began in 1534, and it was in this temple, in 1547, that Friar Juan Zumárraga received the papal bulls designating him as the first Archbishop of New Spain.

One peculiarity of this temple is that its facade lacks any elements associated with the Augustinian order.

It has a spacious atrium, and what appears to have been a porch has been transformed into an annex chapel.

In the center of the courtyard stands the beautiful 16th-century Fountain of the Lions, which has a replica in the Chapitel of the Church of El Calvario in Cuernavaca.

Some frescoes can still be seen on the ceilings of the cloister's corridors.

The town is famous for its production of delicious honey.