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It is an ancient mystery play, brought to the New World by the Spanish Franciscan priests, and is performed throughout the Southwest.
The atmospheric place was part of a Franciscan monastery built in the 17th century.
The origins of Los Penitentes have been debated for years, but it is likely they were heavily influenced by the Franciscan Third Order, who were the friars in New Mexico until Mexico separated from Spain in 1821.
Further to the letter of Douglas S. Dodge [XIX, 2,18] regarding tripes á la mode de Caen, please note that the Caen referred to is not the French place name but the name of the San Franciscan writer and journalist, Herb Caen.
Franciscan friars, such as the 16th-century Bishop Diego de Landa, were dispatched from Europe to spread the Christian faith throughout the peninsula, though they were met with some resistance — any similarity between the early Yucatecan churches and military fortresses is not accidental.