Tecali de Herrera is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla, southeastern Mexico.

Town

The town of Tecali de Herrera is located about 47 km southeast of the city of Puebla. It is center of onyx artisan objects production in Mexico. The Municipal Market Onyx is supplied by the local union craftsmen.

History

Pre-Columbian

Tecali was one of the most important cities of the Toltec−Chichimeca nobility, in the pre-Columbian era. It is registered in the "Matricula de Tributos" made during the time of Moctezuma. In the Nahuatl language the name Tecali derives fromtetl (stone) and calli (house), meaning 'where the houses of stone are.'

Convent of Tecali de Herrera

The ruins of the Spanish colonial era Convent of Tecali of Herrera (Ex-Convento de Tecali de Herrera) are a designated Cultural Heritage Monument in the municipality. The former Franciscan convent was completed in 1540, in New Spain (colonial México). It was designed in the Colonial Spanish Renaissance style by Diego de Arciniega.