Colonia Madero

Colonia Madero is a neighborhood in Venustiano Carranza Borough, Mexico City. Colonia Madero is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia Progresista, as well as near Colonia Penitenciaría.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and San Lázaro metro station.

Palacio de Lecumberri

Public building

Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive.

San Lázaro metro station

Metro station

Photo: GAED, Public domain.

San Lázaro is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. It lies along Lines 1 and B. The station was opened on 5 September 1969.

Ricardo Flores Magón metro station

Metro station

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

Ricardo Flores Magón is an elevated station on Line B of the Mexico City Metro system. The logo for the station shows a portrait of Ricardo Flores Magón. The station was opened on 15 December 1999.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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 3½ km northwest of Colonia Madero.