 In the 16th and 17th centuries the town church, San Miguel Arcangel was built.In the 18th century, the town of Metepec had grown sufficiently that it became a jurisdiction, which Almoloya belonged to.Viceregal authorities mandated that Indians living in scattered small communities in this valley be grouped into four larger communities; one of these communities was Almoloya By 1808, the town itself had grown sufficiently that it had jurisdiction over three other communities