Plaza de la Conchita
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+1 800 446 3942 (Tourist information)Description:
The Plaza de la Conchita is one of Coyoacán's small pleasures. It is a tranquil, little public square named for the adjacent Chapel of la Conchita, as the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is nicknamed. Sharing the plaza with the 18th century Baroque church is the Casa Colorada, popularly known as the Casa de la Malinche. Don't be fooled, this is not the same house Cortés built for Malintzin, the Nahua woman also known as Doña Marina or La Malinche – it merely stands in the same place. More than simply being his Aztec "mistress," as she is commonly called, La Malinche was a noble princess, sold into slavery when her widowed mother remarried, who became the conquistador's translator, advisor, and the mother of his son, Martin. The trolley tour that departs the Plaza Central passes La Conchita, as well as the Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky house-museums.Parking: Limited street parking
Services: Public park
Additional information: Nearby is the Frida Kahlo Garden.
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