Places linked to a character to visit Mexico

Located 110 km north of the city of Durango, taking Route 45 to San Juan del Río, La Coyotada is the birthplace of the revolutionary leader Doroteo Arango, who took the name Francisco Villa. A small museum is dedicated to it.

The Coyotada is accessible by bus from the central railway station of Durango. Buses depart every two hours on the Estrella Blanca line to San Juan del Río. Take two hours of journey.

He was the first to sign the Decree on the Abolition of Slavery on 10 October 1810. Currently seats the legislative power of the government of the State. The house was influenced by the French styles of the time.

We will note the baroque blend of the construction and neoclassical of the facade, the house was bought by the city councillor in 1781. At the current headquarters of Bancomer bank, it was here that in 1809, several figures were secretly gathered in the city to prepare for Mexico's independence.

His name would recall the ill-treatment that a Count inflicted on the Tlahuicas indigenous people responsible for its construction in the th century. The windows on the floor are adorned with a cross-colored ceramic of Puebla. Casa Figueroa is currently hosting the Museum of Folk Art.

Many other constructions, as magnificent as others, are listed by the tourist office in the beautiful flyer on Taxco in the Colonial Ciudades collection.

The beauty and harmony of the building, inaugurated in 1764 and once owned by the rich mining concessionaire and landowner Joseph Campo Soberón y Larrea, make it the architectural jewel of Durango and one of the most beautiful buildings in the north of the country. The main hall is topped by a glass roof protecting the courtyard. At the next door, which opens onto the former private vault room, opens a garden with half-timbered rooms. Its interior is baroque with infinite rococo motifs.