Tacuba

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Tacuba is a historic neighborhood in Mexico City known for its colonial-era architecture and role as a former pre-Hispanic town.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic neighborhood
locality
neighborhood
climate subtropical highland climate
continent North America
country Mexico
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2240 meters
hasBuildingMaterial adobe
stone
hasCulturalActivity neighborhood festivals
religious festivities
hasCulturalSignificance important colonial-era settlement in Mexico City
hasEconomicActivity local commerce
services
hasHeritage colonial-era architecture
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era
pre-Hispanic era
hasHistoricalRole former pre-Hispanic town
hasIndigenousOrigin Nahua
hasLandmark Tacuba main square
hasLanguage Spanish
hasMunicipalJurisdiction Government of Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City government
hasPreHispanicOrigin yes
hasPublicTransportConnection bus routes
trolleybus lines
hasReligiousBuilding Parroquia de San Gabriel Arcángel
hasStreetPattern historic colonial grid
hasToponymOrigin indigenous language
hasTypeOfArchitecture civil architecture
religious architecture
hasUrbanCharacter mixed residential and commercial
hasUrbanFunction commercial corridor
residential area
hasUrbanProblem informal commerce
traffic congestion
isPartOfHistoricalRegion historic center periphery of Mexico City
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Miguel Hidalgo borough
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
locatedNear Azcapotzalco
Bosque de Chapultepec
surface form: Chapultepec

Polanco luxury shopping district
surface form: Polanco
partOf Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
surface form: Mexico City metropolitan area

Valley of Mexico
transportServedBy Mexico City Metro Line 2
Mexico City Metro Line 7
Tacuba metro station
wasIncorporatedInto Mexico City urban fabric

Referenced by (3)

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Miguel Hidalgo contains Tacuba
subject surface form: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico City borough)
Tláhuac hasSettlement Tacuba
this entity surface form: Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl