The niches house images of entablature; it also possesses an opening for the illumination of the interior.

The superior body is decorated with Solomon columns, where it can be appreciated, since it was partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1773.

In the data of “Statistical Population and their resources” of 1858, there is a comment: “there is a beautiful ruined temple of calicanto and regular convent of pope”.

There is a document of 1769, in which the ordinary mayor, Don Mateo Ramirez, describes the construction of the church.

He mentions that Tacuba was founded by the pipiles and was called Tacupán, a Nahuatl word meaning “patio" or "ball game field”.