List of colonial non-religious buildings in Mexico City

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This is a list of the preserved important colonial government and civil buildings in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

Mexico City was traditionally known as La Ciudad de los Palacios ("the City of the Palaces"), a nickname attributed to Baron Alexander von Humboldt when visiting the city in the 19th century.

Aside from being a notable city in colonial times, the city grew in the 20th century enormously in terms of population, adhering to over a hundred of suburbs close to the city (former suburbs today called "pueblos originarios" or "colonias").

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Name Image Built Architectural style Architect(s) Belonged to the religious order Source Location ID
Casa de los Azulejos or
Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba (it currently houses a restaurant)
16th century-1737 Baroque and Azulejos Count of the Valle de Orizaba family [1]
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LocationAv Francisco I. Madero 4, Centro. 06500, Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°26′3.19″N 99°8′24.74″W / 19.4342194°N 99.1402056°W / 19.4342194; -99.1402056 (Casa de los Azulejos)
National Palace (in the colonial the Palace of the Viceroys of Mexico) 1522-1845 Baroque Claudio de Arciniega, Juan Gómez de Trasmonte [2]
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LocationPlaza de la Constitución s/n, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°25′57″N 99°07′52″W / 19.43250°N 99.13111°W / 19.43250; -99.13111 (Palacio Nacional (México))
00208
House of the First Printing Press in the Americas 1524 Gerónimo de Aguilar [3]
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LocationLicenciado Verdad 10, Centro Histórico (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′0.82″N 99°7′51.53″W / 19.4335611°N 99.1309806°W / 19.4335611; -99.1309806 (Home of America's First Printing Press, Mexico City)
05346
Casa del Mayorazgo de Medina 1525-18th century Baroque [4]
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LocationRepública de Cuba 99, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′12″N 99°08′02″W / 19.43667°N 99.13389°W / 19.43667; -99.13389 (Casa del Mayorazgo de Medina)
I-09-00791
Old Archbishop's Palace (currently the Museum of the Ministry of Finance) 1530-1771 Baroque José Miguel de Rivera Saravia [5]
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LocationMoneda 4, Centro Histórico (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′01″N 99°07′53″W / 19.43361°N 99.13139°W / 19.43361; -99.13139 (Antiguo Palacio del Arzobispado)
00277
Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya (currently the Museum of Mexico City) 1536-1779 Baroque Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres [6]
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LocationJosé María Pino Suárez 30, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°25′45.12″N 99°7′57.17″W / 19.4292000°N 99.1325472°W / 19.4292000; -99.1325472 (Museum of Mexico City)
00241
Academia de San Carlos (currently is part of the UNAM) 1540-1781 Neoclassical [7]
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LocationLa Academia 22, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
Coordinates19°25′59.11″N 99°7′43.84″W / 19.4330861°N 99.1288444°W / 19.4330861; -99.1288444 (Academia de San Carlos)
00120
Casa de las Gallas (it was a colonial brothel) 1542-16th century Baroque [8]
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Locationcalle de Mesones número 167
Colegio de San Ildefonso (it currently houses a museum) 1588-1749 Churrigueresque Jesuits [9][10]
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LocationJusto Sierra 16, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
Coordinates19°26′9.78″N 99°7′50.37″W / 19.4360500°N 99.1306583°W / 19.4360500; -99.1306583 (Colegio de San Ildefonso)
00273
Centro Cultural Casa Talavera 16th century-1711 Baroque Marquess of San Miguel de Aguayo [11]
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LocationBarrio de Temazcaltitlán (Barrio de los temascales), Talavera 20, Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°25′42″N 99°07′39″W / 19.42833°N 99.12750°W / 19.42833; -99.12750 (Casa Talavera)
00243
Colegio de Cristo (currently houses the Caricature Museum) 1612-1694 Churrigueresque Jesuits [12]
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LocationCentro Histórico
Coordinates19°26′08″N 99°07′58″W / 19.43556°N 99.13278°W / 19.43556; -99.13278 (Colegio de Cristo)
00223
Hospicio de San Nicolás Tolentino 17th century Order of Augustinian Recollects [13]
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LocationRepública de Guatemala 84, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′05″N 99°07′43″W / 19.43472°N 99.12861°W / 19.43472; -99.12861 (Hospicio de San Nicolás Tolentino)
00257
Portal de los Evangelistas 1685-18th century Diego Pedraza, Juan Jaramillo [14]
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LocationPlaza de Santo Domingo, República de Brasil, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
Coordinates19°26′14″N 99°08′02″W / 19.43722°N 99.13389°W / 19.43722; -99.13389 (Portal de los Evangelistas)
Casa de los Condes de Miravalle (currently houses a hotel) 1690-early 18th century Alonso Dávalos Bracamontes de Ulibarri y de la Cueva, 1st Count of Miravalle [15]
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LocationIsabel la Católica 30, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°25′58″N 99°08′10″W / 19.43278°N 99.13611°W / 19.43278; -99.13611 (Casa de los Condes de Miravalle)
I-09-01023
Hospital del Divino Salvador 1700-1809
Society of Jesus
[16]
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LocationDonceles 39, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′11″N 99°08′14″W / 19.43639°N 99.13722°W / 19.43639; -99.13722 (Hospital del Divino Salvador)
00221
Alhóndiga of Mexico City 1711
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LocationAlhóndiga 12, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
Coordinates19°25′54″N 99°07′37″W / 19.43167°N 99.12694°W / 19.43167; -99.12694 (Alhóndiga of Mexico City)
00019
Old Customs Building 1729-1790 Manuel Joseph de Herrera, Pedro Arrieta, Miguel Costansó [17]
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LocationRepública de Brasil #31, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′14.01″N 99°8′0.68″W / 19.4372250°N 99.1335222°W / 19.4372250; -99.1335222 (Old Customs Building)
00187
Old Mint of Mexico (currently houses the National Museum of Cultures) 1731-1734 Luis Diez Navarro y Albuquerque, Bernardino de Orduña [18]
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Coordinates19°26′00″N 99°07′49″W / 19.43333°N 99.13028°W / 19.43333; -99.13028 (Old Mint of Mexico)
M-09-066-05-00
Palace of the Inquisition (it currently houses the Museum of Mexican Medicine) 1732-1736 Baroque Pedro de Arrieta [19]
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LocationRepública de Brasil 33, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′16.34″N 99°8′0.18″W / 19.4378722°N 99.1333833°W / 19.4378722; -99.1333833 (Palace of the Inquisition)
00188
Palacio del Marqués de Selva Nevada 1753 Baroque [20]
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LocationCalle de Venustiano Carranza 49, Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°21′01″N 99°09′43″W / 19.35028°N 99.16194°W / 19.35028; -99.16194 (Palacio del Marqués de Selva Nevada)
00101
Old Town Hall of Coyoacán (it is still the seat of the town hall) 1755-1756 [21]
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LocationPlaza Hidalgo 1, Villa Coyoacán (ZMH)
Coordinates19°21′01″N 99°09′43″W / 19.35028°N 99.16194°W / 19.35028; -99.16194 (Palace of the Inquisition)
00101
Casas de los Camilos 1756-early 19th century Baroque Camillians [22]
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LocationSan Jerónimo 114, (ZMH "A") Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°25′35″N 99°07′54″W / 19.42639°N 99.13167°W / 19.42639; -99.13167 (Casas de los Camilos)
Palacio de los Condes de Heras y Soto 1760-1769 Baroque [23]
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Locationesquina que conforman las calles de República de Chile y la Calle de los Donceles, antes las calles de Manrique y la Canoa, Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°26′10″N 99°08′10″W / 19.43611°N 99.13611°W / 19.43611; -99.13611 (Palacio de los Condes de Heras y Soto)
06428
Casa de los Condes de San Bartolomé de Xala 1763-1764 Churrigueresque Lorenzo Rodríguez [24]
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LocationVenustiano Carranza 73, Centro Histórico (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°25′52″N 99°08′07″W / 19.43111°N 99.13528°W / 19.43111; -99.13528 (Casa de los Condes de San Bartolomé de Xala)
06428
Colegio de las Vizcaínas (it currently a preparatory college) 1767 Baroque José Miguel de Rivera Saravia [25]
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LocationVizcaínas 21, colonia Centro Histórico
Coordinates19°25′42″N 99°08′27″W / 19.42833°N 99.14083°W / 19.42833; -99.14083 (Colegio de las Vizcaínas)
Palacio de los Condes de San Mateo de Valparaíso (it currently the seat of the Foro Valparaíso) 1769-1772 New Spanish Baroque Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres [26]
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LocationCalles de Isabel la Católica and Venustiano Carranza in the Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México.
Coordinates19°25′54″N 99°08′11″W / 19.43167°N 99.13639°W / 19.43167; -99.13639 (Colegio de las Vizcaínas)
Palacio de Iturbide (now houses the Palacio de Cultura Citibanamex museum) 1779-1785 New Spanish Baroque Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres and Agustín Durán [27]
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LocationAv Francisco I. Madero 17, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México
Coordinates19°26′1.55″N 99°8′19.92″W / 19.4337639°N 99.1388667°W / 19.4337639; -99.1388667 (Palacio de Iturbide)
Chapultepec Castle (a former royal palace) 1785-1864 Neoclassical Eleuterio Méndez, Ramón Cruz Arango, Julius Hofmann, Carl Gangolf Kayser, Carlos Schaffer [28]
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LocationBosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo
Coordinates19°25′14″N 99°10′54″W / 19.42056°N 99.18167°W / 19.42056; -99.18167 (Chapultepec Castle)
Palacio del Conde de Buenavista (currently houses the Museo Nacional de San Carlos) late 18th century-1805 Neoclassical Manuel Tolsá [29]
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LocationAv. México - Tenochtitlan 50
Coordinates19°26′17″N 99°09′07″W / 19.43806°N 99.15194°W / 19.43806; -99.15194 (Museo Nacional de San Carlos)
Royal Tobacco Factory 1793-1807 Neoclassical José Antonio González Velázquez, Miguel Costansó, Ignacio Castera [30]
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LocationPlaza de La Ciudadela 4 (06040)
Coordinates19°25′43″N 99°08′58″W / 19.42861°N 99.14944°W / 19.42861; -99.14944 (La Ciudadela)
00201
Casa de la Marquesa de Selva Nevada 18th century Baroque [citation needed]
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LocationEsquina con la Plaza de los Licenciados, entre las calles Hidalgo y Reyna en San Ángel en la Delegación Álvaro Obregón
Palacio de Minería 1797-1813 Neoclassical Manuel Tolsá [31]
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LocationTacuba 3, Centro (ZMH "A")
Coordinates19°26′08″N 99°08′22″W / 19.43556°N 99.13944°W / 19.43556; -99.13944 (Palacio de Minería)
00205

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