The Assembly of the Inmaculada Concepcion was started
in the XV century when the Franciscan Monastery of the Conceptionists
was founded, on April 30 1489 ,in the spanish city of Toledo. Its creation
is attributed to madre Beatriz Silva y Meneses. The monarchs of Castilla
were at that time Don Juan II and Isabel from Portugal, parents of the
queen Isabel, the Catholic.
According to the cronicals of the Monastery, the foundation of the
Convent in the old Riobamba took place on June1605:
"...on June the 22th, the Village of villar Don Pardo is parting, and
let the bells sound; at the Mayor church, his Grace Mr. Bishop Lopez
de Solis, pontificial dressed, get ready to welcome the eight shy travelers
wich, dressed in their white habit and light blue mantel, arrive with
numerous companion of priests, relatives and neighbours of the villa.
They are welcome with applaus and happyness. They are noons of the Conception
of Quito who are camed to foundate the new Monastery..."
On
Saturday the 4th of february 1797, some time before 8 o'clock, an earthquake
destroyed the old city of Riobamba. The Convent was completely destroyed
and only twelve noons survived. The population decided to build a new
city in a surer place, refounding the city in 1799 in the place where
it is now located. The new Convento de las Conceptionists was then,
one of the first buildings to put up was the big house in which was
established the new convent of the Franciscan conceptionists.
The Assembly of the Inmaculada Concepcion was started
in the XV century when the Franciscan Monastery of the Conceptionists
was founded, on April 30 1489 ,in the spanish city of Toledo. Its creation
is attributed to madre Beatriz Silva y Meneses. The monarchs of Castilla
were at that time Don Juan II and Isabel from Portugal, parents of the
queen Isabel, the Catholic. 
On
Saturday the 4th of february 1797, some time before 8 o'clock, an earthquake
destroyed the old city of Riobamba. The Convent was completely destroyed
and only twelve noons survived. The population decided to build a new
city in a surer place, refounding the city in 1799 in the place where
it is now located. The new Convento de las Conceptionists was then,
one of the first buildings to put up was the big house in which was
established the new convent of the Franciscan conceptionists.