Calzada Tacuba

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Calzada Tacuba is a historic avenue in Mexico City that connects the city center with the western suburbs and follows part of the route of the ancient causeway to the pre-Hispanic city of Tenochtitlan.

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Calzada Tacuba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avenue
historic road
neighborhood of Mexico City
street
connects Mexico City historic center
western suburbs of Mexico City
coordinateSystem uses Mexico City street addressing system
country Mexico
eraOfOrigin pre-Hispanic period
follows route of ancient causeway to Tenochtitlan
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of continuity between pre-Hispanic and modern Mexico City
hasDirection east–west
hasHistoricalEvent retreat route of Hernán Cortés from Tenochtitlan
hasMetroStation Colegio Militar metro station
Cuitláhuac metro station
Normal metro station
Popotla metro station
San Cosme metro station
Tacuba metro station
hasNearbyInstitution Escuela Normal Superior de México
military college (Colegio Militar, historical location)
linked to: Colegio Militar
hasPublicTransport bus routes
trolleybus lines
hasTransport Mexico City Metro Line 2
historicalRelation Tenochtitlan
languageOfName Spanish
laterDevelopedIn colonial period of New Spain
locatedIn Mexico City
namedAfter Tacuba
near Monumento a los Niños Héroes de Chapultepec in Popotla
Árbol de la Noche Triste site
partOf Azcapotzalco borough
linked to: Azcapotzalco

Cuauhtémoc borough
Miguel Hidalgo borough
partOfHistoricRoute causeways linking mainland to island city of Tenochtitlan
passesThrough Popotla neighborhood
San Rafael neighborhood
Tacuba neighborhood
region Valley of Mexico
roadType arterial road
surface paved
urbanFunction commercial corridor
major traffic artery
usedToBeCalled Calzada México-Tacuba

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Tacuba neighborhood traversedBy Calzada Tacuba