Barrio del Cerrillo.

HISTORY OF THE CERRILLO

This neighborhood was founded by slaves from Tsotsiles, Tseltales, Choles, Tojolabales, Zoques and other towns of Chiapas that the first conquerors had captured. Due to the denunciations made by Fray Bartolomé before the court in Spain, the Royal Visitor Gonzalo Hidalgo de Montemayor was sent on August 25, 1549, who condemned the attitude of the conquerors and encomenderos for the treatment they gave to the slaves, giving them their freedom. and inviting them to the construction of his temple dates from 1737; It was a parish in the neighborhoods of Cerrillo, Mexicanos and Cuxtitali.

The temple is dedicated to Our Father of the Transfiguration. Starting on August 6, a novena is celebrated in honor of the patron saint and the people of the neighborhood attend mass every Sunday.

TRADITIONS

As in all the traditional neighborhoods of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, "El Cerrillo" celebrates the festivities of the patron saint of the church in August and for nine days, as in other neighborhoods, there are many activities and festivities where the people come with great devotion.

CRAFTS AND POPULAR ART IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CERILLO

This neighborhood is distinguished by its blacksmith work, which represents one of the trades inherited by the Spanish. Iron forging is worked through hammering and forging techniques, making utilitarian articles as well as utilitarian objects, such as padlocks and keys, knockers and knockers with designs from the colonial period, crosses with allegories about the crucifixion of Christ and works of an artistic nature are those that define metalwork in Chiapas. Likewise, the blacksmith works of the neighborhood that can be admired on doors, windows, door plates, lanterns, a cross that used to be placed on the roof of the city and consists of natural symbols.
 

The typical blacksmith work of this neighborhood can be admired throughout the city in the windows and their bars, doors and their locks, on the balconies, lanterns and the crosses and weather vanes that adorn many roofs in the city.