Lázaro Cárdenas House, formerly used as a guest residence for foreign dignitaries.
After the Spanish Conquest, around 1550, a trapiche (mill) was built in Chapultepec, where wheat and maize were processed into flour.[1] This mill became so important that it was later called the Molino del Rey ("The King's Mill").[1]
In 1853, the Molino del Rey was sold to Doctor José Pablo Martínez del Río, who built the Casa Grande ("Grand House") that would later become known as Rancho La Hormiga ("The Ant Ranch"). In 1865, the whole property was sold to EmperorMaximilian for a total of 25,000 Mexican pesos. Following the 1867 overthrow and execution of Maximilian, the property was, in 1872, returned to Doctor Martínez del Río.[2]
In 1917, with the end of the armed phase of the Mexican Revolution, President Venustiano Carranza expropriated the properties. So that his most trustworthy cabinet member could live there, he paid N$886,473 for both the property and the construction of a residence that would be close to Chapultepec Castle, which at the time was used as the official residence. Because of this, the first inhabitant of the residence was Álvaro Obregón, while he held the post of Navy and War Secretary.[1] After his tenure, the residence was unused.
In 1934, President Lázaro Cárdenas took office but refused to use the Castle of Chapultepec as his official residence, as he thought it too ostentatious. He was offered use of Rancho la Hormiga (The Ant Ranch), which he accepted. He changed its name to Los Pinos (The Pines) for two reasons: first, he did not consider the name La Hormiga to be accordant with the residence of a President and, second, he promised his wife that when he became president, the house they shared would be named after the huerta in Tacámbaro, Michoacan, where they met.[1]
Los Pinos was home to thirteen of the fourteen presidents in office between 1935 and 2018, with the exception of Adolfo López Mateos (1958–1964).[3] In 2000, President Vicente Fox chose one of the nearby cottages as his home and the Casa Miguel Alemán (residence of most prior presidents) was used for offices and other government functions.
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Presidential Office at Los Pinos
In 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at the time a candidate for the Mexican presidency, announced that he would not live in Los Pinos if he won the election and would instead open the residence to the public.[4] López Obrador won the election, and Los Pinos was opened to the public on December 1, 2018, the day of López Obrador's presidential inauguration. López Obrador moved the presidential offices back to the National Palace where he currently lives.[5]
^ abcd"Los Pinos: historia de la casa del próximo Presidente de México". Animal Politico. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^"La historia de Los Pinos". El Universal. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^Becerril, Andrés (11 November 2018). "Los Pinos, el poder como inquilino; se acerca el fin de una era". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^Partlow, Joshua (4 June 2018). "If he becomes president, this man will turn Mexico's White House into a public park". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^Sieff, Kevin (1 December 2018). "Mexico's president has turned the presidential mansion into a museum". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^"Mexico turns ex-presidential residence into coronavirus base for nurses, doctors". Reuters. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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Not to be confused with Os Pinos For other uses see Los Pinos disambiguation Los Pinos English The Pines was the official residence and office of the President of Mexico from 1934 to 2018 Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec Chapultepec Forest in central Mexico City it became the presidential seat in 1934 when Gen Lazaro Cardenas became the first president to live there The term Los Pinos became a metonym for the Presidency of Mexico Complejo Cultural de Los PinosThe Casa Miguel AlemanGeneral informationArchitectural styleNeoclassicalEclecticAddressCasa Miguel Aleman PB Col San Miguel Chapultepec 11850 Mexico CityCoordinates19 24 56 N 99 11 29 W 19 41556 N 99 19139 W 19 41556 99 19139Technical detailsStructural systemCasa Miguel AlemanCasa Lazaro CardenasCasa AnexaJardinesPlaza Francisco I MaderoCalzada de la DemocraciaMolino del ReyDesign and constructionArchitect s Multiple Manuel Giraud Esteva designed the Casa Miguel Aleman Since December 2018 the former presidential complex has operated as a cultural space Contents 1 History 1 1 Government residence 2 Cultural space 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Lazaro Cardenas House formerly used as a guest residence for foreign dignitaries After the Spanish Conquest around 1550 a trapiche mill was built in Chapultepec where wheat and maize were processed into flour 1 This mill became so important that it was later called the Molino del Rey The King s Mill 1 In 1853 the Molino del Rey was sold to Doctor Jose Pablo Martinez del Rio who built the Casa Grande Grand House that would later become known as Rancho La Hormiga The Ant Ranch In 1865 the whole property was sold to Emperor Maximilian for a total of 25 000 Mexican pesos Following the 1867 overthrow and execution of Maximilian the property was in 1872 returned to Doctor Martinez del Rio 2 Government residence edit nbsp President Enrique Pena Nieto meets with former U S President Bill Clinton in Los Pinos February 2015 nbsp Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan in the gardens of Los Pinos during a visit in September 2014 In 1917 with the end of the armed phase of the Mexican Revolution President Venustiano Carranza expropriated the properties So that his most trustworthy cabinet member could live there he paid N 886 473 for both the property and the construction of a residence that would be close to Chapultepec Castle which at the time was used as the official residence Because of this the first inhabitant of the residence was Alvaro Obregon while he held the post of Navy and War Secretary 1 After his tenure the residence was unused In 1934 President Lazaro Cardenas took office but refused to use the Castle of Chapultepec as his official residence as he thought it too ostentatious He was offered use of Rancho la Hormiga The Ant Ranch which he accepted He changed its name to Los Pinos The Pines for two reasons first he did not consider the name La Hormiga to be accordant with the residence of a President and second he promised his wife that when he became president the house they shared would be named after the huerta in Tacambaro Michoacan where they met 1 Los Pinos was home to thirteen of the fourteen presidents in office between 1935 and 2018 with the exception of Adolfo Lopez Mateos 1958 1964 3 In 2000 President Vicente Fox chose one of the nearby cottages as his home and the Casa Miguel Aleman residence of most prior presidents was used for offices and other government functions Cultural space edit nbsp Presidential Office at Los Pinos In 2018 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the time a candidate for the Mexican presidency announced that he would not live in Los Pinos if he won the election and would instead open the residence to the public 4 Lopez Obrador won the election and Los Pinos was opened to the public on December 1 2018 the day of Lopez Obrador s presidential inauguration Lopez Obrador moved the presidential offices back to the National Palace where he currently lives 5 In 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic in Mexico doctors and nurses were housed at the complex 6 References edit a b c d Los Pinos historia de la casa del proximo Presidente de Mexico Animal Politico Retrieved 17 October 2015 La historia de Los Pinos El Universal Retrieved 17 October 2015 Becerril Andres 11 November 2018 Los Pinos el poder como inquilino se acerca el fin de una era Excelsior in Spanish Retrieved 11 November 2018 Partlow Joshua 4 June 2018 If he becomes president this man will turn Mexico s White House into a public park Washington Post Retrieved 1 December 2018 Sieff Kevin 1 December 2018 Mexico s president has turned the presidential mansion into a museum Washington Post Retrieved 1 December 2018 Mexico turns ex presidential residence into coronavirus base for nurses doctors Reuters 8 May 2020 Retrieved 6 February 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Pinos Presidencia de la Republica website in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Los 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