Claim: San Cristóbal 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.
Evidence: At the back of the Cathedral, there is an affixed church called the San Nicolás Temple. San Cristóbal de las Casas (Spanish: [saŋkɾisˈtoβal de las ˈkasas (listen)), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (pronounced [xɤ̞ˈve̞l), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas.