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Secretaría De Educación Pública (México)
The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (Spanish language, in Spanish ''Secretaría de Educación Pública'', ''SEP'') is a federal government authority with Cabinet (government), cabinet representation and the responsibility for overseeing the development and implementation of national educational policy and school standards in Mexico. Its Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters, headquarters has several buildings distributed throughout the country, but its main offices, initially confined to the Old Dominican Order, Dominican Convent of the Holy Incarnation in the Historic center of Mexico City, oldest borough of Mexico City, have extended to the House of the Marqués de Villamayor, (also known as the ''Casa de los adelantados de Nueva Galicia'', built in 1530), the Old House of don Cristóbal de Oñate, a three-time governor and general captain of New Galicia (also built in 1530), and the Old Royal Customs House (built in 1730–1731). Some of the buildings were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Of Public Education Main Headquarters
The Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters building (former Convent of la Encarnación) is on the northeast corner of San Ildefonso and República de Argentina streets in the historic center of Mexico City, and used to be part of the largest and most sumptuous convents in New Spain. It was secularized in the 19th century and then taken over by the then-new Secretariat of Public Education after the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. The new agency did extensive remodeling work on the building, including covering nearly all the walls of the two inner courtyards with murals. These murals include Diego Rivera’s first large-scale mural project, which he completed in 1928. Description of the building The main facade, which faces San Ildefonso Street, is designed to have a classical Greek look. The overall color is white and it has three levels. The decorations on the bottom level have a softer, more rounded appearance but the upper two have sharper lines and a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
