Acolman teotihuacanplaza of the three cultures craft workshop. The plaza, designed by mexican architect and urbanist mario pani, was completed in. The occasionally cavalier attitude toward human life, which has characterized the more brutal chapters of. The history of mexico has been written, all too often, with the blood of the victims. The book is a compilation of oral histories of people who were at or affected by the. Tlatelolco plaza of 3 cultures in mexico city tripsavvy. In 1968, mexico was slated to hold the first ever olympic games in latin america.
The book that resulted from her ontheground research came to define her style and is considered a mustread in modern mexican letters. National security archive electronic briefing book no. On october 2, 2008, two marches were held in mexico city to commemorate the event. If you want to see more of the city, jump on the metro at insurgentes station or cuauhtemoc station. The poem made its way into elena poniatowskas book on the massacre. On a visit to the site you can see architecture from the three main phases of mexico citys history. So named because it symbolizes the fusion of prehispanic and spanish roots into the mexican mestizo identity, this plaza displays the architectural legacy of. In his book the true history of the conquest of new spain, he wrote.
If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. When the shooting stopped, hundreds of people lay dead or wounded, as army and police forces seized surviving protesters and dragged them away. The tragedies of mexico citys tlatelolco housing complex a. The name three cultures is in recognition of the three periods of mexican history reflected by buildings in the plaza. The name three cultures is in recognition of the three. The name three cultures is in recognition of the three periods of mexican history reflected by those buildings precolumbian, spanish colonial, and the. The dead of tlatelolco the national security archive. Mario pani y luis ramos esplanade in the plaza of three cultures overlooking and the nonoalco tlatelolco housing development, mexico city 1964.
Its name gives a clue to the fusion of contemporary culture of the colonial and precolumbian times. During the aztec empire, tlatelolco was on the edge of lake texcoco, linked to the aztec capital by a causeway. Tlatelolco massacre, 1968 national security archive. More than 25 people have been killed during a vicious gun battle in mexico city just days before the olympic games are due to begin. Surrounded by modern office and apartment buildings are large remains of the aztec city of tlatelolco, site of the last battle of the conquest of mexico. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. Now, 48 years on from the horrendous events of that day which widely impacted the collective mexican consciousness, and just weeks after the peaceful memorial marches for the 2014 ayotzinapa kidnappings, mexico city found itself once again remembering its dead. Just inside the main doors of this church is the baptismal font of juan diego.