Colonia Santa María la Ribera (mex)

Colonia Santa María la Ribera

Colonia Santa María la Ribera ranks 20,110th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Groß Niendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Büttel, and Sunzha. The most famous people from Colonia Santa María la Ribera are Cantinflas. Colonia Santa María la Ribera has been the birth place of many actors. Colonia Santa María la Ribera is located in Mexico.

Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center. It was created in the late 19th century for the affluent who wanted homes outside of the city limits. The colonia reached its height between 1910 and 1930. In the 1930s, the middle class moved in and a new era of construction began. The colonia began to deteriorate in the 1950s, as the city grew around it and apartment buildings were constructed. Since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, poorer residents have moved in and economic housing has been constructed. Today, the colonia is a mix of old mansions and homes, small shops and businesses, tenements and abandoned buildings. The colonia has one major park and two museums. This area was designated as a "Barrio Mágico" by the city in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia