Metro Isabel la Católica

Isabel la Católica Mexico City Metro

Salto del Agua Line 1 Pino Suárez

Metro Isabel La Católica is a metro (subway) station on the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] It is located in the Colonia Centro neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City's downtown.^[1]

Its logo represents one of Christopher Columbus's three caravels.^[1][2] Its name comes from nearby Avenida Isabel La Católica, named after Queen Isabel of Castile, who helped Columbus finance his journeys to the Americas.^[1] The station was opened on 5 September 1969.^[3]

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  Entrance to Metro Isabel la Catolica on Izazaga Street in the downtown of Mexico City

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  East and westbound platforms of the metro station

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Isabel la Católica" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=11. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Isabel la Católica » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line1/isabel-la-catolica/. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
3. ^ Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

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Coordinates: 19°25′36″N 99°08′16″W / 19.426732°N 99.137685°W / 19.426732; -99.137685