Letrán Valle
District of
Ciudad de México - Mexico

Battle of Churubusco

The Battle of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras (Padierna) during the Mexican-American War. After defeating the Mexican army at Churubusco, the U.S. Army was only 5 miles (8 km) away from Mexico City, the capital of the nation. A month later, the US forces captured Mexico City and the war was over.

Located at 19.356, -99.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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1847 in Mexico, Battles of the Mexican–American War, History of Mexico City, Mexico City Campaign

Churubusco

Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. Under the current territorial division of the Mexican Federal District, it is a part of the borough (delegación) of Coyoacán. It is centred around the former Franciscan monastery (ex convento de Churubusco) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|21|20|N|99|8|55|W| | |name= }}.

Located at 19.3556, -99.1486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Metro General Anaya

Metro General Anaya is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre in the median of Calzada de Tlalpan, and right next to the Estudios Churubusco. It is a surface station. The station logo shows a military officer standing next to a cannon, while the station is named after General Pedro María Anaya, commander of the Mexican forces during the 1847 Battle of Churubusco of the Mexican-American War.

Located at 19.3533, -99.145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Villa de Cortés

Metro Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century. The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.

Located at 19.3875, -99.139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Nativitas

Metro Nativitas is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Colonia Nativitas and Colonia Lago neighborhoods of Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo depicts a trajinera – a type of small punt-style boat, still used today in the canals of Xochimilco.

Located at 19.3795, -99.1402 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Portales

Metro Portales is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Colonia Albert and Colonia Portales neighborhoods of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre in the median of Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo depicts an architectural portal. In the early 20th century there were many ranches in the surrounding zone, which were later divided up by Emiliano Zapata as part of his land redistribution plans.

Located at 19.3698, -99.1416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Ermita

Ermita is a station on Line 2 and Line 12 of the of the Mexico City Metro system. According to the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, Ermita serves as a transfer station of Line 12. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo depicts a chapel: the Spanish word ermita means a small chapel constructed outside a church.

Located at 19.3619, -99.1429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Etiopía

Metro Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia (formerly known as Metro Etiopía) is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The station logo depicts the head of a lion, a symbol of the African country of Ethiopia. Its name is given from the Etiopía traffic circle which existed in the same location before the construction of the subway station. This square was donated by the government of Ethiopia.

Located at 19.3956, -99.1563 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations

Metro Coyoacán

Metro Coyoacán is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. It is at the intersection of Universidad and Coyoacan avenues. Right outside the station lies the "Centro Coyoacan" shopping mall, Radio Formula and Bancomer headquarters. It is also close to the Cineteca Nacional and Coyoacán district. The station logo depicts a coyote. In fact, the Náhuatl word of Coyohuacan means place of coyotes.

Located at 19.3614, -99.1707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1983

Metro Zapata

Metro Zapata is a station on Line 3 and Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12. The station logo depicts Emiliano Zapata, a national hero from the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1921. This station used to be the terminus of Line 3; while the line has since been extended south, it still plays an important role in the transportation of the city's inhabitants. The metro station was opened on 25 August 1980.

Located at 19.371, -99.1649 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

Metro División del Norte

Metro División del Norte is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The station logo represents Revolutionary hero Pancho Villa, leader of the División del Norte of revolutionary soldiers during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Its name is taken from the nearby Avenida División del Norte. The station has a cultural display. The station opened on 25 August 1980.

Located at 19.38, -99.1589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

Metro Eugenia

Metro Eugenia is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Colonia Vertiz Narvarte and Colonia del Valle neighbourhoods of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The station logo depicts a stork, and its name refers to the avenue above the station. The name Eugenia literally means "The well born", so the stork is a birth symbol. The station opened on 25 August 1980.

Located at 19.3855, -99.1575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

Estadio Azul

The Estadio Azul, is a 35,000-seat stadium located in Mexico City. This sports facility is currently used for association football matches and previously (until 1990) for American football. It is the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul; it has been also home for Atlante F.C. (hence the nickname Estadio Azulgrana) and several home matches of the Mexico national football team, especially in the early 1990s.

Located at 19.3834, -99.1782 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Sports venues in Mexico City, Cruz Azul, Football venues in Mexico

Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez

The Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez is an indoor swimming pool Olympic facility located in Mexico City, Mexico. It has a capacity of 10,000. It hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics for competitions of swimming, diving, water polo, and the swimming part of modern pentathlon. The only Mexican gold medal in Olympic swimming competitions was won at this site. It was won by Felipe Muñoz in the 200 metres men breast stroke competition.

Located at 19.3592, -99.1547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Sports venues in Mexico City, 1968 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic diving venues, Olympic modern pentathlon venues, Olympic swimming venues, Olympic water polo venues

Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera

The Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera is an indoor arena located in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, it hosted the volleyball competitions.

Located at 19.36, -99.1547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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1968 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic volleyball venues, Indoor arenas in Mexico, Sports venues in Mexico City

Secretariat of Energy (Mexico)

The Secretariat of Energy is the government department in charge of energy production and regulation in Mexico, this secretary is a member of the Executive Cabinet.

Located at 19.387, -99.174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Cabinet of Mexico, Mexican Secretaries of Energy, Energy ministries

Estudios Churubusco

Estudios Churubusco is one of the oldest and largest movie studios in Latin America located in the Churubusco neighborhood of Mexico City. It was inaugurated in 1945 after a 1943 agreement between RKO and Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta. In 1950 it was acquired by the government of Mexico and merged with Estudios y Laboratorios Azteca to form Estudios Churubusco Azteca. Since 1958 it has been controlled by the government of Mexico.

Located at 19.3555, -99.1428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Film studios, Licence to Kill, Golden Ariel Award winners

Colonia del Valle

Colonia del Valle is a neighborhood in the Benito Juarez borough of Mexico City. It includes "... a great number of parks, vast and tree-lined streets, prestigious shopping malls, and some city landmarks...". However, Colonia del Valle has been referred to as a "crime-ridden neighborhood", and it is the second most dangerous neighborhood in Mexico City. It has been mentioned to be as dangerous as Tepito and Colonia Doctores.

Located at 19.3892, -99.1677 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (Mexico)

The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (English: National Preparatory School) (ENP), the oldest senior high school system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded by Gabino Barreda, M.D. , following orders of then President of Mexico Benito Juárez. It is also modern UNAM's oldest institution.

Located at 19.3903, -99.1678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1868, National Autonomous University of Mexico, High schools in Mexico, Schools in Mexico

Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones

The Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones (National Museum of the Interventions) is located in a former monastery, which was built on top of an Aztec shrine. The museum in split into two sections. The downstairs is dedicated to the site’s history as a monastery, and the upstairs rooms are dedicated to artifacts related to the various military conflicts that have taken place on Mexican soil and how these have shaped the modern Mexican republic.

Located at 19.3546, -99.1491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Museums in Mexico City, Military and war museums, History museums in Mexico

Torre AXA México

Torre AXA México, previously Mexicana de Aviación Tower, was the worldwide headquarters of Mexicana de Aviación and a landmark located in Colonia del Valle in Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico. The 32-storey building is 132 metres tall. It was designed by Rafael Mijares and Andrés Giovanni. In 2003, the airline announced plans to sell the tower, considered to be a landmark in the city, for US$35 million as an initial offer.

Located at 19.3964, -99.165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Mexico City, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1982, AXA, Mexicana

Parque Hundido

Parque Hundidois a park in Mexico City.

Located at 19.3781, -99.1789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Parks in Mexico City

Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México

The Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) (Autonomous University of Mexico City) is a public university from the México City founded in 2001. Before, the Federal District was the only federal entity without a state university.

Located at 19.3858, -99.1608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Public universities and colleges in Mexico

Frida Kahlo Museum

The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as the Blue House (La Casa Azul) for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It is located in the Colonia del Carmen neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City. The building was the birthplace of Kahlo and is also the home where she grew up, lived with her husband Diego Rivera for a number of years, and eventually died, in one of the rooms on the upper floor.

Located at 19.355, -99.1628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Museums in Mexico City, Biographical museums in Mexico, Historic house museums in Mexico, Art museums and galleries in Mexico, Modern art museums, Frida Kahlo, Art museums established in 1958, 1958 establishments in Mexico

Leon Trotsky Museum, Mexico City

The Leon Trotsky House Museum is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The center of the complex is the house in which Trotsky lived with his wife from 1939 to 1940, and where the Russian dissident was murdered. The house has been kept as it was at that time, especially the study in which a Stalin supporter killed Trotsky with an ice axe to the back of the head.

Located at 19.3576, -99.1578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Museums in Mexico City, Biographical museums in Mexico, Historic house museums in Mexico, Leon Trotsky