San Crist�bal De Las Casas

City, central Chiapas estado (�state�), southeastern Mexico. It is situated on the central plateau of Chiapas, at 6,900 feet (2,100 m) above sea level. Founded about 1527 as Villa Real, the settlement was renamed on five occasions before acquiring its present name, which honours Bartolom� de Las Casas, the first bishop of Chiapas. Many colonial buildings remain in the city, the most notable