Viceregal Foundations that shaped Mexico City

Prologue by maestro Ricardo Raphael

ISBN: 978-84-944415-4-7

Year: 2015

Pages: 288

Illustrations: 292

Binding: in Dutch

Size: 28 x 31 cm

Published by: Mexico City, El Viso Editions

In 1821, Mexico City awoke as the capital of an independent nation. However, many of its viceregal institutions remain in place. Through a historical and iconographic overview, this volume takes a close look at the men and women who, over these nearly 200 years, have kept the Hospital de Jesús, the Colegio de las Vizcaínas, and the National Monte de Piedad alive. Their everyday stories not only clarify the role of these three foundations, which served the population, but also illuminate fundamental aspects of Mexico City's social history.