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Tlaxcoaque is a plaza located in the historic center of Mexico City which has given its name to both the 17th-century church that is on it and the blocks that surround it. Historically this plaza and the church that sits on it have marked the southern edge of Mexico City, and today it is on the border of the historic center and Colonia Obrera.[1][2] The church and plaza are somewhat isolated from the rest of the center due to the construction of wide streets, such as 20 de Noviembre and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, that separate them from the surrounding buildings.[3] Another notable building in this area is the police surveillance station, which was infamous in the 1970s as a place where detainees were tortured. This stopped after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake exposed handcuffed bodies which had evidence of torture on them.[4] Today, the area around this plaza is semi-deserted outside of work hours and is considered to be a high-crime area.[2] The church itself has experienced break-ins.[5]
- ^ "Plaza Tlaxcoaque será totalmente remodelada en la capital" [Plaza Tlaxcoaque to be completely remodeled in the capital]. El Financiero (in Spanish). Mexico City. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on August 9, 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ a b Corona, Juan (8 November 2009). "Es Tlaxcoaque zona olvidada" [Tlaxcoaque is a forgotten zone]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 5.
- ^ "PLAZA LA CONCEPCIÓN TLAXCOAQUE". Mexico City: Ciudad de México Official Website of the Tourism Secretary of Mexico City. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Ibarra, Mariel (4 October 2007). "Planean tirar las viejas crujías por Bicentenario" [Plans to get rid of the old narrow streets for the Bicentennial]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 7.
- ^ Garduno, Javier (25 June 2002). "Saquean iglesia por segunda vez" [Church sacked for the second time]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 2.