San Cristbal de las Casas is the only church in the city that has not been significantly altered since its construction between 1613 and 1621 in Moorish design by monks for the indigenous population.
At the back of the Cathedral, there is an affixed church called the San Nicolas Temple. San Cristobal de las Casas (Spanish: [sakistoal de las kasas (listen)), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (pronounced [xvel), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas. 
