To the north of the Plaza de Armas is the Casa de la Gandará. This Viceroyalty building is the oldest of the San Luis Colonial (June 28, 1736), belonged to Don Manuel de la Gandará, uncle of Doña Francisca de la Gandará y Cardona who was the only Viceroyalty born in America after marrying in…
Currently the headquarters of the Executive Power of the State, these Royal Houses were built on the instructions of the Visitor José de Galvez after the existing tumults due to the expulsion of the Jesuits by orders of Carlos III in the 18th century. Neoclassical style, its facade is simple and elegant, has 4 pilasters…
These Old Royal Houses are currently the headquarters of the Honorable City Hall of San Luis Potosi. Its construction was carried out at the beginning of the seventeenth century by instructions of Viceroy Gaspar de Zuñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey and Viceroy of Peru to comply with the ordinances of Felipe II that he…
Conocido durante siglos como Puente de Piedra, fue terminado de construir el año de 1710, para poder cruzar el caudaloso Río San Juan, que en temporada de lluvias dejaba el Camino Real interrumpido. Con la construcción de este puente, la Ruta de la Plata se convirtió en uno de los principales caminos dentro de la…
This square pays tribute to the founding act of San Juan del Río, since, according to the narrative of this fact, it was in this place that the declaration of foundation was made by Juan Mexici, Don Nicolás de San Luis Montañez and Fray Juan Baptist. For centuries it was the cemetery of the city’s…
Important hacienda whose origins date back to the sixteenth century and the very origins of New Spain, was part of the mayorazgo of La Llave, which belonged to Malitzin and porteriormente to Don Pedro de Quezada, his grandson. Having passed through the hands of the main families of the region, it is currently part of…
Important hacienda whose origins date back to the sixteenth century and the very origins of New Spain, was part of the mayorazgo of La Llave, which belonged to Malitzin and porteriormente to Don Pedro de Quezada, his grandson. Having passed through the hands of the main families of the region, it is currently part of…
In this region, from five hundred years before our era we found the presence of agricultural peoples, whose footprints have been found in places like Chupícuaro, Guanajuato and Cerro de la Cruz, in San Juan del Río. The North Center was occupied by diverse groups -otomies, nahuas, tarascos, pames and jonaces, among others- that moved…
Puebla has a great variety of local crafts. One of the oldest crafts, with more than 150 years of tradition is the Talavera earthenware. Another tradition is blown glass, a work of difficult elaboration. Finally the pottery, red pottery is used for the preparation of kitchen utensils such as pots of various sizes.
Founded by Real Cédula of December 25, 1783 as Royal Academy of San Carlos de los Nobles Artes, it is located in what is now known as the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the old street of Amor de Dios, currently, and for being located there the school, street of Academy. Architecture, painting and…