The government of the Spanish Colony granted them the building in 1693. But due to the vows of the Order, the nuns asked to close the street so that they could be able to walk from building to building without being seen, something that the government rejected. However, they were allowed to build a bridge in the shape of an arch connecting both convents.
The government of the Spanish Colony granted them the building in 1693. But due to the vows of the Order, the nuns asked to close the street so that they could be able to walk from building to building without being seen, something that the government rejected. However, they were allowed to build a bridge in the shape of an arch connecting both convents.