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Plazuela República

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Plazuela República
Plazuela República in 2022
Map
TypePublic park
LocationMazatlán, Mexico
Coordinates23°12′01″N 106°25′18″W / 23.200280°N 106.421793°W / 23.200280; -106.421793
OpenYear-round
StatusExisting
Websitetics.mazatlan.gob.mx/tourist/es/sitios-interes/detalle/44

The Plazuela República (Plaza Revolución) is a public park in Mazatlán, Mexico. It sits next to the municipal palace and in front of the Cathedral.

History

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Originally it was the main square of the port. It was the home of the municipal market from 1865 to 1900. The Pino Suaréz Market later replaced it.[1] The square was built in 1870 on an esplanade surrounded by commercial posts. In 1909, the German Melchers family donated a kiosk placed in the center. Its style is French with a Gothic tendency to balance the Cathedral. The facade hosts a plaque with the name "Plaza Revolución", referring to the plaza's reconstruction from 1945 to 1947. The base was used as a cafeteria from 1946, although it no longer provides service. Currently the square is a daily meeting place for families, as well as the place of the cry for independence every September 16,[2] accompanied by a festival.[3] On Sundays, a Municipal Hour is celebrated in which artists perform.[4] On January 9, 2016, this celebration returned to the square after a 6 year absence.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Plazuela Republica en Mazatlán". 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "La Plazuela República o Plaza Revolución ¿Tú cómo la conoces?". 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Miles de mazatlecos acuden a la verbena popular frente a palacio municipal a dar el tradicional ¡Viva México!". 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Plazuela República, la principal plazuela mazatleca". 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ Lizarraga, Guillermo (January 9, 2017). "Regresa La Hora Municipal a Mazatlán-".

See also

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Media related to Plazuela República, Mazatlán at Wikimedia Commons