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Tlaxcoaque
Tlaxcoaque is a plaza located in the historic center of Mexico City which has given its name to both the 17th-century church that is on it and the blocks that surround it. Historically this plaza and the church that sits on it have marked the southern edge of Mexico City, and today it is on the border of the historic center and Colonia Obrera.〔 〕 The church and plaza are somewhat isolated from the rest of the center due to the construction of wide streets, such as 20 de Noviembre and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, that separate them from the surrounding buildings. Another notable building in this area is the police surveillance station, which was infamous in the 1970s as a place where detainees were tortured. This stopped after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake exposed handcuffed bodies which had evidence of torture on them. Today, the area around this plaza is semi-deserted outside of work hours and is considered to be a high-crime area.〔 The church itself has experienced break-ins.
==The chapel==
Plaza Tlaxcoaque with its small chapel was constructed in the 17th century. It marks the beginning of 20 de Noviembre Avenue, which was built in 1936 to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the armed uprising of Francisco I. Madero in 1910. From Tlaxocaque, one can see all the way to the Zocalo.〔 〕 The plaza has been traditionally considered to be the south entrance to the historic center of Mexico City and for much of the city’s history, this place marked the southern border.〔 Today, it is on the border of the historic center and Colonia Obrera.〔
At the center of the plaza is the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of Tlaxcoaque. It was constructed in the 17th century of tezontle stone and quarried sandstone.〔 At one time, this church held the remains of Hernán Cortés. The chapel contains arches of sandstone and figures of indigenous angels. On the main altar is an image of the Immaculate Conception, dressed in blue and white flanked by an image of the Sacred Heart and of Saint Joseph.〔
The church and plaza are now isolated from the rest of the historic center due in part to the construction of 20 de Noviembre Street, which destroyed the nearby parts of the Hospital de Jesús Nazareno and convent of San Bernardo.〔 It is now immediately surrounded by the wide streets of Chimalpopoca, 20 de Noviembre, Fray Servando Teresa de Mier and San Antonio Abad,〔 with an underground parking facility underneath the building.〔 The chapel was declared a historic monument on 9 February 1931.〔 In 2001, the church was broken into three times and robbed. The break ins cause significant damage to the old wooden doors of the church as well as the loss of monies and several religious artifacts including a sculpture of San Caralampio.〔
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