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Palace of Iturbide | |
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Palacio de Iturbide | |
Alternative names | Palace of the Counts of San Mateo de Valparaiso and Marquises of Jaral de Berio |
Etymology | Agustín de Iturbide |
General information | |
Architectural style | New Spanish Baroque |
Construction started | 1779 |
Completed | 1785 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Francisco Antonio Guerrero y Torres |
The Palace of Iturbide (1779 to 1785) is a large palatial residence located in the historic center of Mexico City at Madero Street #17. It was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso as a wedding gift for his daughter. It gained the name “Palace of Iturbide” because Agustín de Iturbide lived there and accepted the crown of the First Mexican Empire (as Agustin I) at the palace after independence from Spain. Today, the restored building houses the Fomento Cultural Banamex; it has been renamed the Palacio de Cultura Banamex.