Mexico City These are the pictorial answers to the Mexico City worksheet

Mexico City

These are the pictorial answers to the Mexico City worksheet

Paseo de la Reforma

Wide avenue in Mexico City. Built under the orders of Maximilian. El Angel de la Independencia was built on the Paseo to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mexican independence in 1910.

La Alameda

Public park in Mexico City.

It used to be an Aztec marketplace.

Constitution Plaza

Main plaza in Mexico City.

Another name is El Zocolo.

El Parque Chapultepec

Largest city park in Latin America.

Former retreat for Aztec rulers.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Most important cultural center of Mexico.

Houses the works of Diego Rivera.

El Palacio National

Government building.

Housed the Federal Treasury and National Archives.

The Plaza of Three Cultures

Main square in the Tlatelolco section of Mexio City.

The three cultures refer to Mexican history: Pre-Colombian, Spanish colonial, and the independent mestizo nation.

Aztec Stadium

Official home of the national Mexican football (soccer) team.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadeloupe

It is said that the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego at this basilica which led to widespread Catholicism in Mexico.

Monument of Ninos Heroes

Monument honoring six fallen teenage soldiers during the Battle of Chapultepec during the Mexican-American War.

The last boy to fall wrapped the Mexican flag around him and jumped off a castle. There is a mural painted to depict and honor these boys.

El Zocolo

Main square in Mexico City.

Gathering place for Mexicans since Aztec times.