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At the right side of the main stairs, is located a mural painted by Raúl Velázquez in 1959. It shows the portraits of those who were viceroys of La Nueva España, starting with Don Antonio de Mendoza (1535-1550); Don Luis de Velazco (1550-1564); Don Gastón de Peralta (1566-1568); Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza (1568-1580); Don Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza (1580-1583); Don Pedro Moya de Contreras (1585-1585); Don Álvaro Manríquez de Zúñiga (1585-1589); Don Luis de Velazco II (1589-1595); and the cronological list continues, to the last three characters whose names cant be read, but they might correspond to: Don Gaspar Zúñiga y Acevedo (1595-1603); Don Juan de Mendoza y Luna (1603-1607); and Don Fray García Guerra (1661-1612.)
Beside the viceroys’ portraits, the mural also depicts the different social classes of the colonial era; it also shows the ancient who used to carved their pre Hispanic deities, but instead, they are now shown making images of the imposed religion. One can also see a black slave hand tied, and an inquisition executioner holding a lit torch. |
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En In the interior of the building one can really admire a series of interesting objects, like the Stromberg wall clock dating back to 1949; some of the original iron handrails; beautiful lamps leaned against the walls; Art-decó furniture in the hostal hallways and in the rooms interior. There is also the elevator, which still preserves its original sliding doors with its red over golden phyto morph designs.
A small terrace located at the top floor, still shelters a nice fountain leaned against the wall, totally covered by talavera glaze tiles, most of them, mainly in colonial blue. At the walls one can see some other hand painted tiles, with motives such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, or the Mexico City and the Iztaccihuatl, one of its surrounding volcanoes. |
