 At the Santa Cruz Parish, a small park was built that linked the area into the headquarters of the Spanish cavalry, the building that once was the Colegio de San Ildefonso, operated by the Jesuits.The district in the Spanish times also had a slaughter house and a meat market and up north was the Chinese cemetery.The Franciscan fathers were given the responsibility to care for the lepers of the city and specifically the San Lazaro Hospital.