Calle de Tacuba

The Palacio Postal or the Quinta Casa de Correos is a building in the Historic Center of Mexico City. This work of eclectic architecture was built in the early twentieth century as one of the symbols of the Porfiriato.

For the year 1902, began the construction of the new headquarters of the Directorate General of the Post Office, being necessary its relocation due to the importance and volume of correspondence that already by that time handled the postal service of México. It is important to note that it bears the name of Quinta Casa de Correos (Fifth Post House) because the building is the fifth headquarters of the Mexican postal service. The first one was located behind the National Palace, between the streets of Correo Mayor and La Soledad and lasted in this place from January 1621 to June 1765; from June 1765 to October 1788 it changed to the second headquarters, which was located in the current Guatemala Street; the third headquarters was located in San Francisco Street (today number 33 of Francisco I. Madero Street) from October 1788 to October 1788. Madero Street) from October 1788 to May 2, 1852; and the fourth headquarters was located in an annex of the Mint, on Calle de Moneda, from February 3, 1852 to February 16, 1907