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Historic center of Mexico City

Thehistoric center of Mexico City(Spanish:Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as theCentroorCentro Histórico,is the central neighborhood inMexico City,Mexico,focused on theZócalo(or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to theAlameda Central.[2]The Zocalo is the largest plaza in Latin America.[3]It can hold up to nearly 100,000 people.[4]

Historic center of Mexico City
Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
The Zócalo also known as Plaza de la Constitución with the Mexican flag waving in the center and to the right behind it, the Old Portal de Mercaderes
TheZócaloalso known as Plaza de la Constitución with theMexican flagwaving in the center and to the right behind it, theOld Portal de Mercaderes
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Coordinates:19°25′58″N99°07′59″W/ 19.43278°N 99.13306°W/19.43278; -99.13306
CountryMexico
CityMexico City
BoroughCuauhtémoc
Population
(2020)
• Total61,229[1]
21,782,000
Time zoneUTC−6(CST)
• Summer (DST)UTC−5(CDT)
Official nameHistoric Centre of Mexico City andXochimilco
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv, v
Designated1987(11thsession)
Reference no.412
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean

This section of the capital lies in the municipal borough ofCuauhtémoc,has just over nine km2and occupies 668 blocks. It contains 9,000 buildings, 1,550 of which have been declared of historical importance. Most of these historic buildings were constructed between the 16th and 20th centuries. It is divided into two zones for preservation purposes. Zone A encompasses the pre-Hispanic city and its expansion from the Viceroy period until Independence. Zone B covers the areas all other constructions to the end of the 19th century that are considered indispensable to the preservation of the area's architectural and cultural heritage.[5]

This is where the Spaniards began to build what is now modern Mexico City in the 16th century on the ruins of the conqueredTenochtitlan,capital of theAztec Empire.[3]As the centre of the ancient Aztec Empire and the seat of power for the Spanish colony ofNew Spain,the Centro Historico contains most of the city's historic sites from both eras as well as a large number of museums. This has made it a World Heritage Site.[2]

History

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Fountain with busts honoring Alonso Garcia Bravo, who laid out post-Conquest Mexico City conserving much of the original Aztec infrastructure. Located off Merced Street between Jesus María and Talavera, east of the Zocalo

What is now the historic downtown of Mexico City roughly correlates with the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which was founded around 1325. During the prehispanic era, the city developed in a planned fashion, with streets and canals aligned with the cardinal directions, leading to orderly square blocks.[5]The island that the city was founded on was divided into four calpullis or neighborhoods that were divided by the main north-south roads leading toTepeyacandIztapalaparespectively and the west-east road that lead toTacubaand to a dike into the lake, respectively. The calpullis were named Cuepopan, Atzacualco, Moyotla and Zoquipan, which had subdivisions and a "tecpan" or district council each. The intersection of these roads was the center of the city and of the Aztec world. Here were the Templo Mayor, the palaces of thetlatoanior emperors, palaces of nobles such as the "House of the Demons" and the "House of the Flowers". Also located here were the two most renowned Aztec schools: the Telpuchcalli for secular studies and the Calmecac for priestly training. When the Spaniards arrived, the city had aqueducts built byMoctezuma IlhuicaminaandAhuizotlas well as a large dike constructed to the east of the city.[6]

After the Spanish conquest, this design remained largely intact, mostly due to the efforts ofAlonso Garcia Bravo,who supervised much of the rebuilding of the city. This reconstruction conserved many of the main thoroughfares such as Tenayuca, renamed Vallejo; Tlacopan, renamed México Tacuba, and Tepeyac, now called the Calzada de los Misterios. They also kept major divisions of the city adding Christian prefixes to the names such as San Juan Moyotla, Santa María Tlaquechiuacan, San Sebastián Atzacualco and San Pedro Teopan. In fact, most of the centro historicos is built with the rubble of the destroyed Aztec city.[5]

A number of people during this time, all Spaniards, accumulated vast wealth mostly through mining and commerce in the 17th and 18th centuries. This wealth is reflected in the various mansions scattered in the centro such as thePalace of IturbideandCasa de Azulejos(House of Tiles). This house was built in the 16th century in Arab style but its namesake tiles were added in 1747 when the Count of the Valley of Orizaba ordered theTalaveratiles fromPuebla.[7]

In the early part of the 20th century, as a result of the Latin American posture of then-Minister of Public EducationJosé Vasconcelos,many of the streets to the north and west of the Zocalo were renamed after Latin American countries.[8]

The Zócalo and surrounding sites

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Historically, the Zócalo, or main plaza, has been a venue for fine and popular cultural events. Some example of events held here recently areSpencer Tunick's photo shoot,[9]theAshes and SnowNomadic museum[10]and a skateboarding/BMX event that drew 50,000 young people on 24 August 2008.[11]TheFestival de Méxicois an annual event with programs dedicated to art (popular and high) and academia. In 2008, was the 24th Festival with 254 performances and shows from over 20 countries in 65 plazas and other locations in this section of the city.

It is central to national level protests such as those staged by Lopez Obrador after the 2006 Presidential Elections[12]and the nationwide protest against crime held on August 30, 2008.[4]

Just off the Zócalo are the Palacio Nacional, the Cathedral Metropolitana, the Templo Mayor with its adjoining museum, andNacional Monte de Piedadbuilding. The Palacio Nacional borders the entire east side of the Zocalo and contains the offices of thePresident of Mexico,the Federal Treasury, the National Archives as well as murals depicting pre-Hispanic life and a large mural filling the central stairway depicting the entire history of the Mexican nation from the Conquest on. This palace was built on the ruins of Moctezuma II's palace beginning in 1521, using the sametezontlestone used to build the Aztec palace. It was originally in theHernán Cortésfamily until the king of Spain bought it to house theviceroysof New Spain and remained so (despite being destroyed and rebuilt again in 1692) until Mexican independence. Facing the Zócalo above a central balcony is the Campana (Bell) of Dolores, which is rung by the president each 15th of Sept to celebrate Independence.[2]

Mexico City Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral,dedicated to the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, occupies the north end of the Zócalo. The site originally was part of the Aztec Sacred Precinct (called the Teocalli) and contained the maintzompantli,or rack for the skulls of sacrifice victims. The first church was erected between 1524 or 1526 and 1532 and was elevated to the rank of cathedral on 2 September 1530 byPope Clement VII.The foundations for a new cathedral were begun in 1562 and the foundation stone was laid in 1573 in the time of Archbishop Pedro Moya de Contreras and of the 4th Viceroy.[13]Although the works had not been concluded, the cathedral received its first dedication on 2 February 1656.[14]The completion in 1813 of the neo-classical additions designed byManuel Tolsáwas celebrated on 15 August 2013 byCardinal Carrerawho opened and entered through theHoly Doorin the center of the façade prior to celebratingPontifical High Massin the cathedral.[15]

Between 1989 and 2000 extensive engineering works were conducted to arrest and rectify damage and distortions caused to the structure by the uneven rate and extent of the sinking of the building provoked by the continuous settlement of the ground on which it stands. This began with the drainage of the lake of the Valley of Mexico initiated in 1607 and has continued with the reduction of the water-table caused by the pumping of water for use by Mexico City's rapidly expanding population. The last of the temporary props which had disfigured the interior of the building during the engineering works were removed on 28 November 2000.[2][16]

A view of the ruins of the Templo Mayor with museum in background

TheTemplo Mayorarcheological site and museum, is the center of the ancient teocalli, located now just northeast of the Zócalo. It was demolished by Hernán Cortés in the 1520s and its location forgotten. The exact site was determined in the beginning of the 20th century, but the decision to excavate was not made until 1978, when electrical workers chanced upon an eight-ton stone disk depicting the Aztec goddessCoyolxauhqui.Excavation unearthed a pyramid built in multiple layers. This is the spot where, according to legend, the Aztecs saw their sign to settle from their wanderings, an eagle perched on anopalcactus with a snake in its beak, which is still the symbol of Mexico today.[2]

TheNacional Monte de Piedadbuilding is the national pawn shop, founded in 1775 and one of the largest second-hand shops in the world.[2]On this site were houses that belonged to the last Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II, which Hernán Cortés took for his own after the Conquest. These houses originally stretched from modern-day Isabel la Catolica, Madero, Tacuba and Monte de Piedad streets, prompting one chronicler, Cervantes de Salazar to comment that the residence was not a palace but rather another city.[17]

Notable sites north of the Zócalo

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Façade of the Church of Santo Domingo

Santo Domingorefers to the Church of Santo Domingo and the adjoining plaza. Both are located three blocks north of theMexico City Metropolitan Cathedralfollowing Republica de Brasil Street with Belisario Dominguez Street separating the two.[2]Officially known as the Señor de la Expiación Chapel, the church is located on the north side of Belisario Dominguez and faces the plaza. It is all that is left from the firstconventto be established inNew Spain.[18]To the south of the church is Plaza San Domingo. It is flanked to the west by the Portal de Evangelistas,[2]which is a Tuscan colonnade with round arches.[17]Scribes with typewriters and antique printing machines work in this Portal.[2]Scribes offer their services to illiterate clients, often offering services similar to that of lawyers, counselors, and financial consultants. A statue ofJosefa Ortiz de Domínguez,a heroine of theMexican War of Independencestands in a fountain in the middle of the plaza.[17]

A part of the façades of the former San Ildefonso College, now a museum

TheSan Ildefonso Collegecurrently is a museum and cultural center considered to be the birthplace of theMexican muralismmovement.[19][20]San Ildefonso began as a prestigiousJesuitboarding school, and after theReform War,it gained educational prestige again as National Preparatory School. This school and the building closed completely in 1978, then reopened as a museum and cultural center in 1994. The museum has permanent and temporary art and archeological exhibitions in addition to the many murals painted on its walls byJosé Clemente Orozco,Diego Riveraand others.[21][22]The complex is located between San Ildefonso Street and Justo Sierra Street in thehistoric centerof Mexico City.[19]

Notable sites south of the Zócalo

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The Supreme Court building

TheSupreme Court of Justice of the Nationis located just off theZócalo,on the corners of Pino Suárez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Antonio Muñoz Garcia. Prior to theConquest,this site was reserved for the ritual known as "Dance of the Flyers"which is still practiced today inPapantla.Its ownership was in dispute during much of the colonial period, eventually becoming the site of a very large market known as El Volador.[23]The interior of the building contains four panels painted in 1941 byJosé Clemente Orozco,two of which are named "The Social Labor Movement" and "National Wealth." There is also one mural done by American artistGeorge Biddleentitled "War and Peace" at the entrance to the library.[23]

Notable sites west of the Zocalo

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Façade of the Palace of Iturbide

ThePalace of Iturbide- this large palatial home on Madero Street #17 was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso in the 18th century as a wedding gift for his daughter. It gained the name "Palace of Iturbide" becauseAgustín de Iturbidelived and accepted the crown as Mexico's first emperor there afterindependencefrom Spain.[24]Today, the restored building houses the Fomento CulturalBanamexand has been renamed the Palacio de Cultura Banamex.[25]

Torre Latinoamericana

TheTorre Latinoamericana- This is one of the best-known skyscrapers in Latin America. It was begun in 1948 and completed in 1956 and is 182 meters tall, antennae included.[26]It is located on the corner of Eje Central and Juarez Streets. It was the tallest tower in Mexico prior to the construction of Torre Pemex. The building has survived two major earthquakes since it was built, one in 1957 and the other in 1985.[27]

TheMuseo Nacional de Arte(MUNAL) is the Mexican National Art Museum, housed in a neoclassical building at No. 8 Tacuba, Colonia Centro. It houses a collection representing the history ofMexican artfrom the late pre-Hispanic era to the early 20th century. It is recognizable byManuel Tolsá's large equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain who was the monarch just before Mexico gained its Independence. It was originally in theZocalobut it was moved to several locations, not out of deference to the king but rather to conserve a piece of art, according to the plaque at the base.[2]It arrived to its final location in 1979.

ThePalacio de Correos de Mexico(Postal Palace of Mexico City) also known as the "Correo Mayor" (Main Post Office) is located on the Eje Central (Lázaro Cárdenas) near the Palacio de Bellas Artes. It is an early 20th-century building built in the style of an Italian Renaissance palace. It was designed by Italian Adamo Boari, who also designed part of the Palacio de Bellas Artes across the street.[2]

Notable sites east of the Zócalo

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TheMuseo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Públicois anart museumlocated at Moneda Street #4. It is housed in what was the Palacio del Arzobispado (Palace of the Archbishopric), built in 1530 under FriarJuan de Zumárragaon the base of the destroyed pyramid dedicated to the Aztec godTezcatlipoca.It remained the archbishphoric until 1867 when the Finance Ministry Accountancy Department was established there.[28]The modern museum houses an exhibit dedicated to this god as well as a large art collection.[29]

Façade of La Santísima

La Santísima Churchis located at the corner of La Santísima and Emiliano Zapata streets.[30]Its full name is Temple and Hospital of the Most Holy Trinity (Templo y Antiguo Hospital de la Santisíma Trinidad).[31]The church was built between 1755 and 1783 as a temple for the adjoining hospital/hospice for priests.[17]The church still retains its original function but the adjoining hospital and office sites have since moved into private hands with only parts of the original structures still intact and preserved. The church is also noted for the fact that it has sunk almost three meters since it was built.[31]

Courtyard of the José Luis Cuevas Museum with "La Giganta"

TheJosé Luis Cuevas Museumis located just off the city's main plaza, orZócalo,in a building that was the convent for the neighboring Church of Santa Ines (Agnes of Rome). This convent was founded in 1600 by Don Diego Caballero and his wife Doña Inés de Velasco. The convent existed until 1861, when, due to the Nationalization of Church Property Act, all convents and monasteries in the country were disbanded. The convent's church and residence hall where separated and the Church of Santa Inés still maintains its original function. The residence hall became private property, functioning mostly as tenements until artist José Luis Cuevas bought the property with the intention to restoring it and establishing the current museum dedicated to his art and art of contemporary Latin America.[32]

TheHouse of the First Print Shop in the Americasat the corner of Moneda and Licenciado Primo Verdad streets was the home of the first printing press/print shop in theNew World.[33]The house was originally constructed byGerónimo de Aguilarin 1524 and is located on the outer edge of what was the sacred precinct of theTemplo Mayorprior to theConquest.[34]

Around the Alameda Central

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View of the Alameda Central from the Torre Latinoamericana

Alameda Centralis a public park adjacent to thePalacio de Bellas Artes,between Juarez Avenue and Hidalgo Avenue. It is a green garden with paved paths and decorative fountains and statues, and is frequently the center of civic events. The area used to be an Aztec marketplace and after the Conquest, the Catholic Church used the area for the burning of heretics and witches. The park was created in 1592, when ViceroyLuis de Velascodecided to create green space here as a public park. The name comes from the Spanish wordálamo,which meanspoplartree, which were planted here. By the late 19th century, the park included a bandstand and gas (now electric) lamps. On the south side of the park, facing toward the street is theHemiciclo a Juárez,which is a large white semi-circular monument toBenito Juárez,who is one of Mexico's most beloved presidents.[2]

Barrio Chino

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Main entrance to the Barrio Chino

Mexico City's Chinatown, known locally as "Barrio Chino",is located on two blocks of Dolores Street, just south of thePalacio de Bellas Artes.It is very small, consisting only of a number of restaurants and businesses that import goods. Its diminished size is because most descendants ofChinese immigrants to Mexicoin the late 19th and early 20th centuries either intermarried with the local Mexican population and/or were expelled from the country in the 1930s. Despite this, it is considered the nucleus of the approximately 3,000 families with Chinese heritage in the city.[35]

Architecture

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Even though Spanish colonial buildings make up most of Centro histórico there are examples of different architectural styles

Education

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Primary and secondary schools:

20th and 21st centuries

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Deterioration of the area

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From Aztec times, the Centro Historico used to be where the wealthy and elite lived. However, in the early 20th century, these classes began to move to areas west and southwest of the Centro, to neighbourhoods such asColonia Juárez,Colonia Cuauhtémoc,Colonia RomaandColonia Condesa.The Centro remained the commercial, political and intellectual center through the mid 20th century although it was around this time thatUNAMmoved most of its facilities to the newCiudad Universitaria.[2]The reason for the decline of the city center was partly man-made and partly natural. In the 1940s, the city government froze rents so that until 1998 when the government repealed the law, tenants were still paying 1950s-level rents. With no financial incentive to keep up their properties, landlords let their buildings disintegrate. The1985 earthquaketook its toll on a number of these structures, which were never fixed or rebuilt, leading to slums and garbage-strewn vacant lots. The result was the loss of about 100,000 residents of the "Colonia Centro", leaving the area almost deserted at night.[36]

By the 1980s, so many had fled the Centro that many of its former mansions were either abandoned or turned into tenements for the poor,[2][37]and its sidewalks and streets taken over bypickpocketsand milling vendors.[36][37]For many people, especially international visitors, Mexico City's reputation for pollution, traffic and crime has made the city someplace to "get into and out of as fast as you can", seeing it as little more than an airport through which to make their connecting flights to resort areas likeCozumel.[36][37]Until recently, many of the restaurants in the area, even the best, would close early to allow employees time to get home because the area was not particularly safe at night.[38]

Deterioration of religious buildings

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Church of San Lorenzo

Many of historic churches in the oldest parts of the city are in serious disrepair and are in danger of being lost. Efforts to save these churches are hampered by disagreements between theChurchand thefederal government.Because these churches are both active religious institutions and historical landmarks, their legal situation is complicated. By law, religious institutions cannot appeal to the government for financial help, but agencies like theNational Council for Culture and Arts(CONACULTA) do have say in how these places are maintained because of their historic value.[39]

Some of the disagreement is over the extent of the deterioration. Conaculta does not believe that any of the 68 religious buildings in the oldest part of city are in imminent danger of collapse. However theArchdiocese of Mexicobelieves that the structural problems noted constitute a grave danger to both people and to the "incalculable artistic and historic value of the buildings."[39]One of the churches in imminent danger is calledSan Lorenzo Diácono y Mártir,withOur Lady of Loreto,La Santísima Trinidadand La Santa Cruz also requiring prompt attention to avoid collapse. The San Lorenzo and Loreto churches both have had incidences where large pieces of the building, a stone and a window respectively, have fallen, causing damage but no injuries. Despite efforts by the archdiocese to demonstrate the extent of the damage of many of the churches, Conaculta still maintains that none of the buildings are in danger of coming down. Another problem is that the depopulation of the historic center, which leaves these churches fairly empty and the diocese unable to fund restoration work.[39]

Revitalization

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Starting in the early 2000s, the government has infused 500 million Mexican pesos (US$55 million) into the Historic Center Trust[36]and entered into a partnership with theFundación Centro Histórico,an organization established byCarlos Slim,to buy dozens of centuries-old buildings for rehabilitation.[37]The significance of this effort was recognized when, in 2006, the Historic Center was included in the2006 World Monuments Watchby theWorld Monuments Fund.[40]Work began with the beautification of 34 blocks just north of the Zócalo, digging up the antiquated drainage system and improving water supply. An architect was put in charge of each of the thirteen main streets to restore the façades of more than 500 buildings.[36]The latest infrastructure projects of this type have focused on the southwest portions of the area, on República de El Salvador, Talavera, Correo Mayor, Mesones and Pino Suárez streets, mostly focusing on repaving and improving the outdated drainage systems. In the process, artifacts dating from as early as the pre-Hispanic period have been unearthed.[41][42][43]

All over the historic center, streets have been pedestrianized, buildings have been restored, and new museums opened. In the 1990s, after many years of controversy, protests and even riots, most street vendors were evicted to other parts of the city.[2]The impetus to bring things back to the city center included the construction of the new mayoral residence just off the Zócalo.[38]The government has buried electric and telephone cables in the area, and replaced old asphalt with paving stones. It has also installed nearly 100 security cameras to help with crime issues.[37]This paved the way for the opening of upscale eateries, bars and fashionable stores.[2]Also, young people are moving into downtown lofts. To attract more tourists, there are new red double-decker buses.[37]

As of 2004, investment in the city center has climbed to over 5 billion pesos or 438 million U.S. dollars. According to the Historic Center of Mexico City Trust, this has led to the creation of 15,000 jobs and property owners in the area are showing interest in improving on their investments here. It has also attracted outside investment into the area.[44]

Transportation

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Turibus in the historical center
Mexico City Taxis

Tour buses,locally known as "Turibuses", are the most commonly used transportation for tourism in the historical center as well as many other parts of the city. This is a paid service which transports visitors to different tourist attractions and cultural points in the city center.[45]TheMexico City Metrois the most commonly used means of transport for locals to visit the spaces of the historic center. The area is serviced by several stations. The Zócalo is served byZócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station;Allende stationthe northern zone;Bellas Artes,HidalgoandJuárezstations cover the Alameda area; andSan Juan de Letrán,Salto del Agua,Isabel la Católica,Pino SuárezandMercedstations cover the southern zones.[46]TheMexico City Metrobússervice also covers the zone with theLine 4route. Another commonly used form of transportation is the taxi service. These are regulated by the Mexico City government and can be summoned by the government app "Mi Taxi".[47][48]Cycle rickshaws,known in Mexico as "ciclotaxi" (English for cycle taxi) were a commonly used means of transport to visit the spaces of the historic center, however their usage decreased significantly in the late 2010s.[49][50][51]

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