The San Francisco Temple is located in front of the Plaza de San Francisco in central Guanajuato, a few steps from Juarez Theatre. The San Francisco Temple consists of a tall, pink building, built by Franciscan monks in 1728 AD as a hospice. It was founded next to the San Juan Bautista Temple, which later became part of the San Francisco Convent. The monks decorated the interior of the San Francisco temple with carved stone altars in the Baroque style that was prevalent at the time.