Querétaro - Convent of the Cross

(Local Name: Convento de la Cruz) Further east along the Avenida Venustiano Carranza past Casa de Escala is the Convento de la Cruz (Convent of the Cross). Its original 16th c. building was replaced by a Baroque one about a century later. In 1867 Emperor Maximilian established his headquarters in the convent and was later held here for a time after his capture. Note the tree with cross-shaped needles in the convent garden.