The church of Santiago Acahualtepec begun built since 1776
by Franciscan
and it was finished at the start of the XX century.
Temple
has been made of granito,
stone walls and tezontle,
concrete columns, extensive ornamentation in the ark.
At the end of the nave
there is a image of Santiago apostle,
his landlord.
The best part attached was founded in the façade.
In It exist a representative elements of early baroque,
Neo-classicism and precolumbian knowledge.
For some researchers that it is the syncretic between pre-Columbian ideology
and Spain hegemony.
For others it is a cartography support of this place.
Researchers curiosity is the position of Francis image in the corn of the
façade
who looking for, may guide,
the way to the HUIZACHTEPTL
or so-called Star Mountain in Iztapalapa.
This guard could be Francis of Assisi
for the cross and the crane in both hands.
The yellow color was adopted for the
"Acahual"
the most common flower in the region of ACAHUALTEPEC or
"Hill of the yellow flower".