 The Jesuits arrived in Mexico in 1572, too late for the evangelization of most of the populace of central Mexico, most of which had already been done by other orders such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Augustinians by the 1580s.However, the Jesuits did find a need in education.The Jesuits arrived to Tepotzotlán in the 1580s and took up residence in local structures.