Plaza de Santo Domingo

The Plaza de Santo Domingo is defined by the Portales de Evangelistas, a long, arched colonnade on its west side where rows of vintage typewriters and printing presses have occupied the sidewalk for generations. This square, located three blocks northeast of the Zócalo, occupies land that once held the palace of the Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc. Following the conquest, Dominican friars established their first monastery in New Spain here, and the space became a hub for public life, religious processions, and the somber ceremonies of the Inquisition.