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Colonia San Juan is a neighborhood in
Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec peoples, Zapotec, he w ...
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Location

Colonia San Juan is located in the
Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec peoples, Zapotec, he w ...
borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...
, in southern
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. The neighborhood is bordered by: * Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the north, across which is Santa María Nonoalco and
Ciudad de los Deportes Ciudad de los Deportes (literally: Sports City) is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, D.F., Benito Juárez, Mexico City. The neighborhood was initially planned to have several sports facilities including tennis courts, swimming pools, football fi ...
*Av. Revolución on the west, across which is Santa María Nonoalco *Empresa street on the south, across which is Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac *Augusto Rodin street on the east, across which is
Colonia Noche Buena Colonia Noche Buena is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. "Noche Buena" literally means "good night", but is also the Spanish name for Christmas Eve. The name comes from Compañía Ladrillera de la Noche Buena, a brickworks from the 19 ...
and Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes


Description

The neighborhood is mainly a residential zone, with some small shops and businesses such as convenience stores, tailor shops, restaurants and tortillerías. The colonia has one public plaza, the Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías, that dates back to the 17th century. The former house of Mexican president Valentín Gómez Farías, where he was even buried some years after his death in 1858, is located on one of the sides of the plaza. The building now houses Instituto Mora, a public research school. Colonia San Juan has one church, the Parroquia San Juan Evangelista y Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Church of Saint John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Guadalupe) a colonial building, dating back to the 17th century. The church has pieces of great artistic value, such as an oil painting of the
Virgin of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe (), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (), is a Catholic Church, Catholic Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with four Marian apparitions to Juan Diego and one to his uncle, J ...
and a sculpture of
John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how ...
. The church is located in front of Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías. Besides Valentín Gómez Farías, other notable historical residents include Mexican intellectual Ireneo Paz, grandfather of Mexican writer and Nobel laureate
Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a ...
, who lived in a 19th century house that is still in the neighborhood but is now used as a house of
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Education

Colonia San Juan is home to the Instituto de Investigaciones Doctor José María Luis Mora or simply Instituto Mora, a public research institution focusing on History, Sociology and Regional Studies. The institute is located in the building that was the house of
Valentín Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farías (; 14 February 1781 – 5 July 1858) was a Mexican physician and liberal politician who became president of Mexico twice, first from 1833 to 1834, during the period of the First Mexican Republic, and again from 1846 ...
,
President of Mexico The president of Mexico (), officially the president of the United Mexican States (), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the Constitution of Mexico, the president heads the executive branch of the federal government and ...
for five short periods in the 1830s and 1840s.


Transportation


Public transportation

The area is served by
Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Greater Mexico City, the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is the Lis ...
and EcoBici bikeshare. ;Metro stations * Mixcoac


References

{{Mexico City neighborhoods Benito Juárez, Mexico City