The Convent of Nuestra Señora de La Merced was a Roman Catholic colonial religious complex in present-day Historic center of Mexico City, that was destroyed to give more space to future buildings. The cloister is all that is left of a monastery complex built in the late 16th and early 17th century by the Mercedarian order.[1] It is located on Uruguay and Talavera Streets in the historic downtown of Mexico City.[2] The complex lent its name to the area around it, La Merced, which in turn, inspired the name of the metro station and the well-known neighborhood Market.[3]
- ^ Galindo, Carmen; Magdelena Galindo (2002). Mexico City Historic Center. Mexico City: Ediciones Nueva Guia. p. 76. ISBN 968-5437-29-7.
- ^ "El claustro del ex convento de La Merced, el más bello de la Nueva España (Distrito Federal)". Mexico Desconocido. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Barranco Chavarría, Alberto. "La Merced: Siglos de Comerico". Ciudadanos en Red. Retrieved 2009-04-12.