One of the best churches in the city, dedicated to the Virgen de la Caridad, patron saint of the city</h2>
The church that we know today as Caridad has its origins in the hospital of the same name that was under the care of the order of San Juan de Dios. The first history of founding a hospital in San Cristóbal de Las Casas dates back to the 16th century with that of San Diego and Santa Lucía; the date of its erection is between 1577 and 1594 according to the data reported by the historian Josefina Muriel in her book “Hospitals of New Spain”.