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Convent of La Merced, Mexico City
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The Convent of Nuestra Señora de La Merced was a Roman Catholic colonial religious complex in present-day Historic center of Mexico City, that was destroyed to give more space to future buildings. The cloister is all that is left of a monastery complex built in the late 16th and early 17th century by the Mercedarian order.[1] It is located on Uruguay and Talavera Streets in the historic downtown of Mexico City.[2] The complex lent its name to the area around it, La Merced, which in turn, inspired the name of the metro station and the well-known neighborhood Market.[3]
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See also: Spanish Colonial Architecture
See also: Historic Center of Mexico City