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Castle Of Purity (criminal Case)
The Castle of Purity (El Castillo de la Pureza) was a child abuse case that occurred in Mexico City in the late 1950s. It was perpetrated by Rafael Pérez Hernández, a rat poison manufacturer who locked up his family for 18 years inside an old, dilapidated home in Mexico City's northwestern outskirts. Background Pérez (1905–1972) was born in Jalisco. During his early life, he performed odd jobs. Working on the railroads, he lost an arm in 1915. He married Sonia María Rosa Noé, a woman of Spanish descent, in 1938. The couple settled in Mexico City, in an old house located at the intersection of Insurgentes Avenue and Godard street. The marriage was stable during the first seven years, after which the family lock up began. The location was known as ''La casa de los macetones'' (the big planters house) by locals, since it sported large planters at its facade. Pérez was known as a reclusive, but otherwise quiet man who left his house only to distribute the rat poison he manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs or , which are in turn divided into List of neighborhoods in Mexico City, neighborhoods or . The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the list of largest cities#List, sixth-largest metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
