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La Merced is a barrio or a neighborhood of Mexico City defined by its socioeconomics and history rather than by an official designation. It extends over the southeast of the historic center of Mexico City and is one of the oldest sections of the city, established over 700 years ago by the Mexica as part of the founding of Tenochtitlan. Over its history the area was associated with commerce, first as a major docking area for boats bringing goods to Tenochtitlan/Mexico City on Lake Texcoco, later via canals as the lake was slowly drained. In the latter 19th century, the La Merced market was established in the area replacing the massive La Merced monastery which was almost completely destroyed in the 1860s. This market was established to centralize the marketing of foodstuffs for the city on

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  • La Merced (Ciudad de México) (es)
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  • La Merced es un barrio histórico que, con un total de 54 manzanas, se encuentra en la parte oriental del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México. Tiene su origen en dos de los cuatro barrios o calpullis en que estaba dividida la ciudad de México-Tenochtitlán: el de Atzacoalco o Atzacuapan, al noroeste, y el de o Zoquiapan, al suroeste. Este último era el más grande, antiguo e importante de la metrópoli azteca, y la ciudad indígena parece haberse fundado en esta zona, en 1325.​ Actualmente constituye un barrio histórico sin límites definidos, en la zona ubicada en torno a la intersección de la avenida Anillo de Circunvalación con la avenida San Pablo. En este barrio se encuentran casi la mitad de los monumentos históricos del centro. Se caracteriza por ser un importante centro de abasto de (es)
  • La Merced is a barrio or a neighborhood of Mexico City defined by its socioeconomics and history rather than by an official designation. It extends over the southeast of the historic center of Mexico City and is one of the oldest sections of the city, established over 700 years ago by the Mexica as part of the founding of Tenochtitlan. Over its history the area was associated with commerce, first as a major docking area for boats bringing goods to Tenochtitlan/Mexico City on Lake Texcoco, later via canals as the lake was slowly drained. In the latter 19th century, the La Merced market was established in the area replacing the massive La Merced monastery which was almost completely destroyed in the 1860s. This market was established to centralize the marketing of foodstuffs for the city on (en)
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