Tlalpan Historic Center

Parque Juana de Asbaje

Ubicaci�n Calle Moneda 1, Tlalpan Centro I, Tlalpan, 14000 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Parks Parks

The Museum of Time in Tlalpan

Ubicaci�n Plaza de la Constitución 7, Tlalpan Centro I, Tlalpan, 14000 CDMX

Museums Museums

Capilla De El Calvario, Tlalpan

Ubicaci�n Insurgentes Sur 3939, Pueblo Sta Úrsula Xitla, Alc. Tlalpan, 14420 CDMX

Churches and Cathedrals

Manuel Orozco y Berra Library & INAH Historical Studies Center

Ubicaci�n Ignacio Allende 172, Tlalpan Centro I, Tlalpan, 14000 CDMX

Libraries

San Pedro Apóstol, Tetzizimpan, San Fernando, Tlalpan

Ubicaci�n San Pedro Apóstol 32, San Fernando, Tlalpan, 14070 CDMX

Towns/Neighborhoods

Casa Chata, Tlalpan

Ubicaci�n Miguel Hidalgo s/n, Tlalpan Centro I, Tlalpan, 14000 CDMX

Historic Sites/Bldgs

The Centro de Tlalpan is the former city or Villa of Tlalpan. It centers around the old church and monastery of San Agustín de las Cuevas, (see below). Today it's one of the oldest towns in Mexico City, and a charming historical neighborhood.

Founded by the Nahuatl-speaking Xochimilca people, they're thought to have cooperated here with Tepaneca people. Both were eventually conquered by Tenochtitlan and so allying with the Spanish against Tenochtitlan got the town some later rewards during the colonial period.

The town of San Agustín de las Cuevas was then granted its own territory. It was independent of Xochimilco, too, by the mid-16th century. In the independence period, it was briefly the capital of the State of Mexico when that state entirely surrounded Mexico City. After the USA invasion, the Federal District annexed much more territory to the south. Tlalpan was renamed, and its seat of government was here as it is today.

Today the Centro de Tlalpan is the most colonial-feeling part of the alcaldía. It's also one of the most concentrated areas of historic and cultural attractions. The listings below are intended to make it easier to explore the area around the cobblestoned streets.