The Ex-Convento de San Gabriel , facing the east side of Cholula’s huge zócalo (in San Pedro, not to be confused with zócalo de San Andrés to the east), includes a tiny but interesting Franciscan library and three fine churches, all of which will appeal to travelers interested in antique books and early religious and Franciscan history. On the left, as you face the ex-convent from the zócalo, is the Arabic-style Capilla Real , which has 49 domes and dates from 1540.
In the middle is the 19th-century Capilla de la Tercera Orden , and on the right is the Templo de San Gabriel , founded in 1530 on the site of a pyramid.
