Pila de Espejo (Mirror Well) in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
The Pila de Espejo is part of the Cultural Heritage of Patzcuaro , and is located at the corner of Ibarra and Espejo, just a few blocks from our Hotel Mansion Iturbe . Pila de Espejo (Mirror Well) in Pátzcuaro Like all the historical wells of Patzcuaro , its function was to supply water to residents of the neighborhood. We don’t know exactly when the well was constructed, but there is a plaque referencing the year 1939. Plaque at the Pila de Espejo (Mirror Well) in Pátzcuaro The Pila de Espejo is dedicated to one of the benefactors of Patzcuaro in the 18th century, the illustrious Spanish philanthropist Don Antonio de Ibarra y Sangotita, captain of the Tercios Viejos de Castilla, who died in Patzcuaro in 1747. Pila de Espejo (Mirror Well) in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Don Antonio was the foundor Hospital de Jesús and the Catherine Nuns, whose convent was what, is now the well-known Casa de los Once Patios . Pila de Espejo (Mirror Well) in Pátzcuaro, Mi...