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This book presents a case study of one of Latin Americäs most important and symbolic spaces, the Zócalo in Mexico City, weaving together historic events and corresponding morphological changes in the urban environment.
List of contents
List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From Mexica Axis Mundi to Spanish Conquest; 2. The Plaza Mayor’s Nascent Urbanscape; 3. Major Events in the Plaza Mayor During the Viceroyalty; 4. The Last Decades of the Viceroyal Period; 5. A Nascent National Identity; 6. Mexico’s Second Empire and the Restored Republic; 7. Expressions of National Identity During the Porfiriato; 8. From the Mexican Revolution to World War II; 9. The Plaza de la Constitución in the Second Half of the 20th Century; 10. A Recent History of the Zócalo as Public Space; 11. The Zócalo, Mexico’s Public Square; Bibliography; Image Credits; Index
About the author
Benjamin A. Bross is a registered architect and Assistant Professor at the Illinois School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Summary
This book presents a case study of one of Latin America’s most important and symbolic spaces, the Zócalo in Mexico City, weaving together historic events and corresponding morphological changes in the urban environment.
