It was on June 1, 1765, when King Carlos III of Spain authorized the construction of the temple and convent of San Francisco de Asís de Irapuato. This religious space was built with the mission of “teaching children of all castes, rich or poor, the first letters and Christian doctrine, and those who were children of Spaniards or Indian chieftains, grammar and philosophy.” Its creation was possible thanks to the donation made in his will by the bachelor Ramón Barreto de Tábora, a benefactor from Irapuato. The convent was demolished in the middle of the twentieth century, leaving only its temple.