San Antonio Abad is a
station on
Line 2 of the
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro ( es, Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is ...
system.
It is located in the
Colonia Tránsito and
Colonia Obrera
Colonia Obrera is an administrative neighborhood of the borough of Cuauhtémoc in the center of Mexico City. It was established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became home to many artisans and industrial workmen. Up to the early 19 ...
neighborhoods of the
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (''tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle" ...
borough of
Mexico City
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, to the south of the city centre, in the median of Calzada San Antonio Abad.
General information
The station logo depicts
Saint Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...
, after the
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
dedicated to him that was established in the area after the
Spanish conquest
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its predece ...
of
Tenochtitlán
, ; es, Tenochtitlan also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, ; es, México-Tenochtitlan was a large Mexican in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear. The date 13 March 1325 was ...
.
The section of the avenue on which the station sits is also called after him, but due south it later becomes
Calzada de Tlalpan
Calzada or La Calzada may refer to:
Places Spain
*La Calzada de Béjar, a municipality in the province of Salamanca
* Calzada de Calatrava, a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real
* Calzada de Don Diego, a municipality in the province of Sa ...
.
Metro San Antonio Abad is the first street-level station on the southern section of Line 2. The station opened on 1 August 1970.
Ridership
Exits
*East: Avenida San Antonio Abad and Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera street, Colonia Tránsito
*West: Avenida San Antonio Abad between Manuel M. Flores street and José Joaquín Arriaga street,
Colonia Obrera
Colonia Obrera is an administrative neighborhood of the borough of Cuauhtémoc in the center of Mexico City. It was established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became home to many artisans and industrial workmen. Up to the early 19 ...
See also
*
List of Mexico City metro stations
References
External links
San Antonio Abad
Railway stations opened in 1970
1970 establishments in Mexico
Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Accessible Mexico City Metro stations
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