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43 relations: Alonso de Estrada, Ayuntamiento, Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Arión, Baluster, Chacmool, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Christopher Columbus, Coat of arms, Coyoacán, Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares, Guillermo Beltrán, Hernán Cortés, History of Mexico, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte, La Malinche, Mesoamerican ballgame, Mexican Revolution, Mexican War of Independence, Mexico City, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Miguel Ángel Mancera, Molding (decorative), National Palace (Mexico), New Spain, Parapet, Pediment, Sacristy, Scrivener, Secretariat of Social Development (Mexico), Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico), Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, State of Mexico, Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Talavera pottery, Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, State of Mexico, Veracruz, Vestibule (architecture), Washington, D.C., Wrought iron, Zócalo, 1985 Mexico City earthquake.
Alonso de Estrada
Alonso de Estrada (ca. 1470, Ciudad Real, Spain – 1533–37, Mexico City) was a colonial official in New Spain during the period of Hernán Cortés's government, and before the appointment of the first viceroy.
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Ayuntamiento
AyuntamientoIn other languages of Spain.
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Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Arión
Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán, duque de Arión y marqués de Valero (1658, Spain – December 26, 1727, Madrid) was Spanish viceroy of New Spain from August 16, 1716 to October 14, 1722 and later president of the Council of the Indies.
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Baluster
A baluster—also called spindle or stair stick—is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.
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Chacmool
Chacmool (also spelled chac-mool) is the term used to refer to a particular form of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sculpture depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting itself on its elbows and supporting a bowl or a disk upon its stomach.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Carlos; Karl; Carlo; Karel; Carolus; 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was ruler of both the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and the Spanish Empire (as Charles I of Spain) from 1516, as well as of the lands of the former Duchy of Burgundy from 1506.
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 145120 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer.
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Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.
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Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a borough (delegación) of Mexico City and the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco which was dominated by the Tepanec people.
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Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares
Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, 1st Duke of Linares, GE, KOS (April 15, 1662, Madrid, Spain – June 3, 1717, Mexico City) was a Spanish nobleman and military officer.
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Guillermo Beltrán
Guillermo Beltrán (born June 25, 1984) is a Paraguayan footballer who is currently playing for Avaí.
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Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
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History of Mexico
The history of Mexico, a country in the southern portion of North America, covers a period of more than three millennia.
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
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Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte
Juan de Acuña y Bejarano, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte (Juan de Acuña y Bejarano, segundo Marqués de Casa Fuerte) (February 22, 1658 – March 17, 1734) was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain.
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La Malinche
La Malinche (c. 1496 or c. 1501 – c. 1529), known also as Malinalli, Malintzin or Doña Marina, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés.
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Mesoamerican ballgame
The Mesoamerican ballgame was a sport with ritual associations played since 1400 BCSee Hill, Blake and Clark (1998); Schuster (1998).
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Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana) was a major armed struggle,, that radically transformed Mexican culture and government.
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Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence (Guerra de Independencia de México) was an armed conflict, and the culmination of a political and social process which ended the rule of Spain in 1821 in the territory of New Spain.
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Mexico City
Mexico City, or the City of Mexico (Ciudad de México,; abbreviated as CDMX), is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America.
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Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavens (Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María a los cielos) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.
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Miguel Ángel Mancera
Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa (born January 16, 1966) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who works with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and the National Action Party (PAN).
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Molding (decorative)
Moulding (also spelled molding in the United States though usually not within the industry), also known as coving (United Kingdom, Australia), is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration.
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National Palace (Mexico)
The National Palace (Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
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New Spain
The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de la Nueva España) was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
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Parapet
A parapet is a barrier which is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.
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Pediment
A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture, and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.
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Sacristy
A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.
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Scrivener
A scrivener (or scribe) was a person who could read and write or who wrote letters to court and legal documents.
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Secretariat of Social Development (Mexico)
The Secretariat of Social Development (Spanish: Secretaría de Desarrollo Social; SEDESOL) is the government department in charge of social development efforts in Mexico.
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Secretariat of the Interior (Mexico)
The Mexican Secretariat of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación, SEGOB, literally "Secretary of Governorship") is concerned with the country's internal affairs, the presentation of the president's bills to Congress, their publication and certain issues of national security.
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, or the Spanish–Aztec War (1519–21), was the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish Empire within the context of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
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State of Mexico
The State of Mexico (Estado de México) is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico.
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Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) is the supreme court of Mexico and the head of the judicial branch of the Mexican federal government. It consists of eleven judges, known as ministers, one of whom is designated the court's president. Judges of the SCJN are appointed for 15 years. They are confirmed by the Senate from a list proposed by the President of the Republic. From among their number, the ministers elect the President of the Court to serve a four-year period; a given minister may serve more than one term as president, but not in consecutive periods.
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Talavera pottery
Talavera, in Puebla and Tlaxcala, Authentic Talavera pottery only comes from the town of San Pablo del Monte (in Tlaxcala) and the cities of Puebla, Atlixco, Cholula, and Tecali (all these four latter in the state of Puebla), because of the quality of the natural clay found there and the tradition of production which goes back to the 16th century.
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Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan (Tenochtitlan), originally known as México-Tenochtitlán (meːˈʃíʔ.ko te.noːt͡ʃ.ˈtí.t͡ɬan), was a large Mexica city-state in what is now the center of Mexico City.
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Texcoco, State of Mexico
Texcoco is a city and municipality located in the State of Mexico, 25 km northeast of Mexico City.
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Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave,In isolation, Veracruz, de and Llave are pronounced, respectively,, and.
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Vestibule (architecture)
A vestibule is an anteroom (antechamber) or small foyer leading into a larger space, such as a lobby, entrance hall, passage, etc., for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space view, reducing heat loss, providing space for outwear, etc.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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Wrought iron
puddled iron, a form of wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon (less than 0.08%) content in contrast to cast iron (2.1% to 4%).
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Zócalo
The Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City.
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1985 Mexico City earthquake
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_District_buildings
