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The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara) is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest book fair in the world after Frankfurt's. It is also considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world. [1]
In the 17th century, it belonged to the Monastery of Santa Teresa de la Orden de las Carmelas Reformadas and later, in the 18th century, it belonged to the Royal Military Order of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Redención de Cautivos de la Ciudad de México. In 1847, U.S. troops occupied the house, destroying the archives that were within.
Espasa-Calpe opened Casa del Libro in Gran Vía, Madrid, [7] which continued with the direction of Enciclopedia Espasa. [8] In addition, it established a headquarters in Buenos Aires, where it was extended into Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico and Cuba. [8] In 1991, Espasa-Calpe was acquired by Grupo Planeta, which paid 15.000 million Spanish ...
The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo (or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. [2]
Mexico City Museum facade Frontal view of the courtyard.. The history of the Old Palace of the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya dates back to the year 1527, when Mr. Juan Gutiérrez Altamirano arrived in New Spain from the island of Cuba, where he had been governor in 1524; to take the post of Corregidor of Texcoco and overseer of Hernán Cortés.
The construction of the building began in 1906, but it was inaugurated as the headquarters of the first Automobile Club in Mexico until April 30, 1908. In 1929, it was home to the Biological Studies Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Development (la Dirección de Estudios Biológicos de la Secretaría de Agricultura y Fomento).
One mansion that faces this plaza is popularly called the La Casa de las Brujas (House of the Witches) although its official name is the Edificio Rio de Janeiro. The popular name of this red-brick castle-like structure, built in 1908, comes from the face that seems to be formed by the windows on the top of the corner tower and the Art Deco ...
Casa Lamm Cultural Center The Casa Lamm Cultural Center was built in the early 20th century when Colonia Roma was a new neighborhood for the wealthy leaving the historic center of Mexico City . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the 1990s the house was restored, and since 1994 it hosts exhibits as well as offering classes in art and literature.