Coyoacán, a historic district in Mexico City, is known for its colorful buildings, colonial architecture, cobblestone streets and home to two of Mexico’s most iconic artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
Its name comes from the Nahuatl word Coyohuacan, which means “place of coyotes.”
The name likely refers to the presence of coyotes in the area during pre-Hispanic times.
After Hernán Cortés defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521, he made Coyoacán his headquarters while Mexico City was being rebuilt.
Frida Kahlo spent much of her life in Coyoacán at La Casa Azul (The Blue House). The house is now the Frida Kahlo Museum. Turns out it is a busy place and tickets need to be booked 3 weeks in advance. We didn’t do that. Instead we went to her namesake park.
She was known for her deeply personal and surreal self-portraits.
She poured her pain, resilience, and cultural pride into her art, making her a global icon. Her artwork often depicted themes of pain, identity, and resilience, reflecting her struggles with illness and personal hardships.
Images of her appear throughout Mexico City.
Diego Rivera, Kahlo’s husband, was a celebrated muralist
whose large-scale works depicted Mexican history, revolution, and social
issues.
Rivera and Kahlo had a passionate yet tumultuous relationship, marked by love, infidelity, and mutual artistic influence. All the makings for a good Hollywood movie!
Coyoacan is a very cute colonial town with cobblestone streets, murals and street signs with coyotes.
It is also a great place to find authentic Mexican food.
And John found a small cold beer....
2 comments:
Thank you for this interesting commentary.
nice portraits of us
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