The Mexican Heritage Plaza - Centro Cultural de San José is a
Chicano/
Mexican-American
Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...
cultural center in
San Jose, California, located in the
Mayfair
Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...
neighborhood of
East San Jose.
History
Mexican Heritage Plaza opened in 1999. It is operated by the School of Arts and Culture.
Facilities
The plaza includes a 500-seat
theater,
gardens, classrooms, and meeting spaces.
Art
The ''Corazón y Espíritu de Mayfair'' mural was painted in 2004 by
Precita Eyes Muralists.
A series of mosaic tributes to
Chicano and
Mexican-American
Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...
artists lines the north western entrance to the plaza. Tributes include guitarist
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
(Bay Area native), musical group
Los Tigres del Norte (who began their recording career in San Jose), playwright
Luis Valdez (who grew up in San Jose), and singer
Linda Ronstadt (who serves as the honorary chair of the SJ Mexican Heritage Festival).
File:Corazón y Espíritu de Mayfair 1120.jpg, ''Corazón y Espíritu de Mayfair'' mural
File:Mosaic Tribute to Carlos Santana at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose.jpg, Tribute to Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
File:Mosaic Tribute to Los Tigres del Norte at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose.jpg, Tribute to Los Tigres del Norte
File:Mosaic Tribute to Linda Ronstadt at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose.jpg, Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
File:Mosaic Tribute to Luis Valdez at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose.jpg, Tribute to Luis Valdez
File:Mexican Heritage Plaza 1117.jpg, Aztec-inspired ironwork
External links
Official websiteOnline video tour of Mexican Heritage Plaza
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Buildings and structures in San Jose, California
Culture of San Jose, California
Mexican-American culture in California
Chicano art
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