Plaza San Jacinto

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Every Saturday the Bazar Sábado brings a festive atmosphere, masses of color, and crowds of people to San Ángel's pretty little Plaza San Jacinto.

The main building of the Bazar Sábado is Plaza San Jacinto 11, on the north side of the square. This house served as quarters for invading forces from the US in 1847 and from France in 1863. A plaque on one of the buildings on the west side of the plaza, however, commemorates 71 soldiers of the Irish Battalion of St Patrick who were hung after helping the Mexicans resist the US invasion. The Irish were originally fighting in the American forces but thought the US cause was so unjust that they switched sides.

Midway along the plaza's north side, look for the elaborate fountain inside the courtyard Museo Casa del Risco, a mad mosaic of Talavera tile and Chinese porcelain. Upstairs is a treasure trove of Mexican baroque and medieval European paintings.