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The portals of the San
Ildefonso Street side of the complex are no longer open for public access. The entrance to the complex is now on Justo Sierra Street through the SimĂłn BolĂvar Amphitheater. In 1906, due to the growth of the Preparatory School, a new building was ordered for the land against and
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Today the building is a museum and cultural center. In 1978, the
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While the
Colegio Chico has undergone significant modifications since it was built onto the main college in the 18th century, it remains intact to this day. From the Colegio Chico entrance there is a simple stairwell. Siqueiros (muralist) painted the sides of this stairwell from 1922 to 1924, but he
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Colegio Grande is called the "Patio de los Pasantes." Pasantes (lit. "those who have passed") were those students who had completed all classes but needed to write their theses. When students reached this point, they were housed in this side of the building. It has only
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that belonged to the
Convent of San Agustin, created by Salvador Ocampo with relief work in wood. These stalls were probably created sometime in the last third of the 17th century. They were brought, refurbished, and installed here in 1890. In addition to a number of paintings, this room also has an
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Revueltas. During the commission of this work, after not being paid for a number of weeks, Revueltas staged a kind of a strike at the school. Armed with a pistol and being somewhat drunk, he forced the porter to close the doors of the school. Since neither students nor teachers could enter
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Colegio Grande or Large
College is the largest and original portion of the complex. It consists of one large patio, surrounded on all four sides by simple rounded arches, hallways, and rooms and one smaller patio called the "Patio de los Pasantes." The school part has three floors with a monumental
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Colegio Grande that offers museum
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In the early 18th century, student population at the school had grown such that building expansion was needed. Work was begun on extending the building in 1712 and completed in 1749. This section of the complex is now known as the "Colegio Chico" (Small
College) as opposed to the original section,
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it gained educational prestige again as National Preparatory School. This school and the building closed completely in 1978, then reopened as a museum and cultural center in 1992. The museum has permanent and temporary art and archeological exhibitions in addition to the many murals painted on its
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Although it no longer provides access inside the complex, the large facade that runs along almost the entire length of San Ildefonso Street is the original, with a wide pedestrian zone between it and the street. The facade is a long wall which is covered in tezontle, a blood-red porous volcanic
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On the other side of the hallway, to the left of the "La Tinchera" mural, is "El Generalito" (the little general) the general assembly room of the Preparatory School. This room got its nickname because despite its small size, it was still the room used for all major assemblies. It contains the
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There are two extremely large portals done in cantera with supporting relieves done in "tecali", a very white, almost transparent marble. On the far left of the pedestrian zone is the stone portal of the Colegio Chico. This is the oldest intact section of facade, and it is adorned with estipite
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is exhibited. Despite the mixture of styles and concepts, this mural contains some of the features that would become Rivera trademarks: generous curves in the human form, Mexican nationalist elements, geometric structure of the composition, and groupings of famous persons. Other paintings here
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Although administered by Jesuits, the education here was not solely dedicated to religious matters. San Ildefonso was not a college in the modern sense of the word, but rather more like a boarding residence and school. Young men lived and studied at the school, which did offer classes, but San
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The new preparatory school began functioning at the San Ildefonso building with more than 700 day students and 200 live-in students. The complex remained a separate entity until 1929, when the Universidad Nacional gained autonomy, meaning it became independent of the government, though still
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The college was founded 1588 and it is composed of six sections, that are five colonial baroque: the Colegio Grande, Colegio Chico, the chapel, El Generalito and the courtyard of los Pasantes, all completed in 1749; and one modern neo-baroque: the Amphitheater BolĂvar completed in 1911.
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the school, classes were suspended. The situation was resolved when David Alfaro Siqueiros met with Education Minister José Vasconcelos to arrange payment in gold coins. The story ends with both Siqueiros and Revueltas spending the money at a local
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The school reached its height in the 18th century, becoming one of the most important educational institutions in Mexico City, along with the university. However, the Jesuits were expelled from all Spanish lands in 1767, including Mexico, by
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began reform of the educational system, taking it out of clerical hands and making it a government function. San Ildefonso was converted into the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, or National Preparatory School, initially directed by
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On one side of the hallway leading from the portal to the patio, there is the old chapel. This chapel was used as a library during the years that this was the preparatory school. This chapel contains a number of paintings.
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1600–1821), focusing on the religious art used during the Colonial period to evangelize the Catholic faith in what is now northern Mexico. The exhibition brought together pieces from Mexico, the U.S., and Europe.
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The Spanish Landing and Planting of the Cross on New Land
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Museo de la SecretarĂa de Hacienda y CrĂ©dito PĂşblico
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1803:ZĂłcalo/Tenochtitlan metro station
1320:Library of the Congress of Mexico
1289:Antigua Escuela de Jurisprudencia
1133:"Informacion General y servicios"
261:José Vasconcelos at San Ildefonso
27:Art museum in Mexico City, Mexico
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2083:Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin
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1783:Isabel la CatĂłlica metro station
1613:Palacio del Marqués del Apartado
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1706:Calle de RepĂşblica de Argentina
1497:Interactive Museum of Economics
1416:Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church
1166:Murals of San Ildefonso College
1060:"Biografia de José Vasconcelos"
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1472:Casa Talavera Cultural Center
1241:Monument to Pope John Paul II
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1665:Abelardo L. RodrĂguez Market
1603:Palacio de Correos de MĂ©xico
1537:Museo Nacional de la Estampa
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1763:Mexico City MetrobĂşs Line 4
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1999:La Marcha de la Humanidad
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1557:Palace of the Inquisition
1477:Centro Cultural de España
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2017:Museo Mural Diego Rivera
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1436:Santa Veracruz Monastery
1381:Convent of San Francisco
1356:Church of Jesus Nazareno
1258:Old Portal de Mercaderes
1248:Nacional Monte de Piedad
1221:Administrative buildings
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2078:Jorge González Camarena
1943:Detroit Industry Murals
1829:Edificio Miguel E. Abed
1608:Palacio de la AutonomĂa
1598:Palacio de Bellas Artes
1502:José Luis Cuevas Museum
1431:Santa Teresa la Antigua
1401:Iglesia de San Bernardo
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2113:RamĂłn Alva de la Canal
2053:Alfredo Ramos MartĂnez
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1507:Museo de Arte Popular
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