Santo Domingo (Mexico City)
Santo Domingo in Mexico City refers to the Church of Santo Domingo and its Plaza, also called Santo Domingo. Both are located three blocks north of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral following República de Brasil Street with Belisario Dominguez Street separating the two.[1]
The Church
Officially known as the Señor de la Expiración Chapel,
Due to its style, the church is attributed to
Inside, the floor plan of the church is that of a Latin cross.
Next to it is the neo-Baroque Rosario Chapel which dates from 1946.[2]
This church also contains the tomb of conquistador and explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. He is well known for having explored what is known today as the US Southwest. It was one of the largest expeditions carried into the North.
Images of the church
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Plaza de Santo Domingo in a painting of 1862 by Hercule Catenacci and Désiré Charnay.[5]
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Plaza de Santo Domingo in a photo of 1873
The Plaza
To the south of the church is Plaza San Domingo. It is flanked to the west by the Portal de Evangelistas,
Unfortunately, this area is also very well known for the falsification of documents. According to the intelligence division of the Policia Judicial of the Distrito Federal, in addition to the 242 print shops that operate legally in this zone, there have noted 614 cases of printers set up to falsify documents in the various apartments and other living quarters that surround this area. Most of these are located on La Plaza 23 de Mayo, República de Cuba, República de Chile an Justo Sierra Streets.[6]
Images of the plaza
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Plaza de Santo Domingo in 1883 by Thomas Brocklehurst.[9]
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Plaza de Santo Domingo in 1900 by Abel Briquet.
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Former colonial Custom Building
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A colonial palace
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Palace of the Inquisition and church
Historic structures near the plaza
A small church called San Lorenzo-Deacon and Martyr, is located at 28 Belisario Dominguez, to the left of the facade of the Santo Domingo Church.
At 97 Republica de Cuba is the house on property that once belonged to Juan Jaramillo, husband of La Malinche. The current structure only dates from the 18th century, but it rests on much older foundations.[12]
At 92 Republica de Cuba is a building that dates from the
At 37 Republica de Brasil is the house where Leona Vicario, a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence died. Today it is a private museum.[12]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1-86450-087-5.
- ^ ISBN 968-5437-29-7.
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- ^ Hercule Louis Catenacci; Désiré Charnay (1862). Le Tour Du Monde - Nouveau Jornal Des Voyages. Paris: Édouard Charton. p. Place de Santo Domingo de Mexico.
- ^ Torres, Mario (2006-01-12). "Ubican centrod de falsificacion en Santo Domingo" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Televisa. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "México y sus alrededores. Colección de monumentos, trajes y paisajes". Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library Foundation. Spain. p. Lit. XVIII.
- ^ Guadalupe Lozada León (2019). "Palacio de la Inquisición". Relatos e historias en México. Mexico: Editorial Raíces S.A.
- ^ Thomas Brocklehurst. Mexico to-day, a country with a great future; and a glance at the prehistoric remains and antiquities of the Montezumas. London. p. 32.
- ^ a b "En riesgo templos del Centro Histórico del DF". El Siglo de Torreón. Notimex. 2008-07-28. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ISBN 968-32-0540-2.
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External links
- Media related to Church of Santo Domingo (Mexico City) at Wikimedia Commons