Talk:Plaza de la Constitución
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Could somebody please provide the dimensions of the flag in the Zocalo of Mexico City? Thanks
How about the dimensions of the Zocalo itself?Jm546 00:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
North American or U.S. sources and Mexican sources differ on the origin of the actual marble block that became the "zocalo." North American sources (for example, Lonely Planet guidebook and "La Capital" by Jonathan Kandell) indicate that the zocalo or plinth that remained in the plaza was left from the bronze statue of Carlos V of Spain that had been in the plaza but was removed after Mexico's independence. Mexican sources indicate that the zocalo or plinth was the aborted beginning of a monumental column to Mexican independence. Since the base of the statue of Carlos V was probably removed in favor of the marble base to the proposed column, the marble base would have lasted much longer and was likely to be the actual zocalo used in the name "Zocalo". In addition, there is a tendency for local, Spanish-speaking sources, especially those connected to the National Institute of Anthropolgy and History, to be more authoritative. The bronze equestrian statue of Carlos V is now located in the nearby Plazuela de la Mineria but it is not known if the current plinth is the same as the one that original supported the statue in the Zocalo.
[edit] Was Zocalo entry, now changed
Sorry to nitpick, but I initially created the article for "Zocalo" (prior to getting an account) as an entry referring to that word and the concept that it represents.
The most recent edit changed the entry from being about a Zocalo to focusing on the Plaza de la Constitucion.
I'd like to suggest that these be separate entries. Would that be acceptable?
63.197.234.208 00:05, 1 January 2006 (UTC) Tim Holmes
