Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters

19°26′11.57″N 99°7′53.27″W / 19.4365472°N 99.1314639°W / 19.4365472; -99.1314639

For the federal government agency, see Secretariat of Public Education.
Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters
Main facade on República de Argentina Street
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AddressRepública de Argentina #28, Centro Histórico, Mexico City. C.P. 06020
OwnerSecretariat of Public Education

The Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters building (former Convent of la Encarnación) is on the northeast corner of San Ildefonso and República de Argentina streets in the historic center of Mexico City, and used to be part of the largest and most sumptuous convents in New Spain.[1] It was secularized in the 19th century and then taken over by the then-new Secretariat of Public Education after the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. The new agency did extensive remodeling work on the building, including covering nearly all the walls of the two inner courtyards with murals. These murals include Diego Rivera’s first large-scale mural project, which he completed in 1928.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Galindo, Carmen; Magdalena Galindo (2002). Mexico City Historic Center. Mexico City: Ediciones Nueva guia. pp. 99–104. ISBN 968-5437-29-7.
  2. ^ Horz de Via, Elena (1991). Guia Oficial Centro de la Ciudad de Mexico (in Spanish). Mexico City: INAH-SALVAT. pp. 59–61. ISBN 968-32-0540-2.