BARRIO TEPITO
The neighborhood of Tepito or Barrio Bravo is famous for its market of objects of all kinds
The district of Tepito or Barrio Bravo (wild district) is known for its market of objects of all kinds: clothes, discs, Dvds, etc. We even find weapons. The objects in question sell at competitive prices. If you ask a seller why the clothing and other products he offers are so cheap, he will answer that it is because they have fallen from the truck, but understand that they are illegally acquired goods.
Historically before the arrival of the Spanish, Tepito was under the guidance of the Aztecs who stopped them from selling their goods on the market of Tlatelolco. They were forced to trade outside Tenochtitlán at a place that became very popular by thieves who were selling their loot. At the arrival of the Spanish, there was a small temple called Teocultepitón, in náhuatl "teocali tepiton" means "little temple", which gave Tepito. The place where this temple was called Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas. In the 1920 s many people in Bajío, mainly shoe manufacturers, came to settle there. In the 1950 s, the government was building several markets in this area of the city, making it a commercial area today.
Many Mexican boxers are native to Tepito. Mention is made of the boxer Raúl, El Ratón, Macías, very famous in Mexico, who fought against a French boxer during a World championship in the 1950 s. He died in 2009.
We advise you to go to this neighborhood with someone who knows it. Tepito is a dangerous area. And of course, go there without anything about you!
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