Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera
Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera is a work of art in Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City. Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera is situated nearby to the government office Oficina Criptas, as well as near Oficinas de Catedral.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor.
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.
Templo Mayor
Ruins
Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. Templo Mayor is situated 200 metres east of Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera.
Centro Cultural de España
Arts center
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centro Cultural de España is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the Mexico City government ceded it to the Spanish government. Centro Cultural de España is situated 110 metres northeast of Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera.
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.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera.
Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Cuauhtémoc Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.43456° or 19° 26′ 4″ northLongitude
-99.13338° or 99° 8′ 0″ westOpen location code
76F2CVM8+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9049361315OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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