Teatro de la República (literally, ''Theater of the Republic'') is a
theater
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...
in the historic center of the city of
Querétaro, México. It is one of the most important historic buildings in the city. In 1867, the trial of
Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I (german: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, link=no, es, Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena, link=no; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor ...
was held in the theater. He would be convicted and sentenced to be executed. The theater would gain its current name after hosting the drafting of the
Mexican constitution
The Constitution of Mexico, formally the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ( es, Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in th ...
in 1917.
References
Buildings and structures in Querétaro
Theatres in Mexico
Querétaro City
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