C. 62 LB, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico
Opposite the Mérida Cathedral stood a one-story stone mansion of the Consistory, which included the municipal jail. The building was constructed in 1542 on the site of the pre-Hispanic mound "Shbakluum-Chan." In 1735, it was rebuilt as the Mérida Municipal Palace. Over the centuries, it underwent several renovations, the most important of which took place in 1928, when its facade was reconstructed and a new clock tower was built. One of the most impressive symbols of the city is the palace tower with monumental clocks, which were installed in 1929. These are wind-up clocks of the Seth Thomas brand, with a completely original bronze mechanism. From the balcony on the second floor, there is a beautiful panorama of the adjacent square.
It was at this site that the independence of Yucatán from the Spanish Crown was proclaimed, as well as its annexation to Mexico.
