Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,237 metres. Emiliano Zapata is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia 10 de Mayo, as well as near Centro Urbano.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Unidad Habitacional Emiliano Zapata”
Postal code: 15299

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Guadalupe Victoria park.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.

Guadalupe Victoria park

Park

Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Academy of San Carlos

Museum

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

The Academy of San Carlos, formerly also known as the National School of Fine Arts, is an art academy in Mexico City that historically played an important role in the development of Mexican art and architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Centro

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.

Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 2½ km northwest of Emiliano Zapata.