The mayor of Cuauhtémoc, Alessandra Rojo de la Vega offered a public apology for the violation of cultural rights in the demarcation with the removal of signs and murals.
From the San Juan Market, Rojo de la Vega described the action implemented by his predecessor, Sandra Cuevas, as a direct attack on the cultural rights and work of the letterers.
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“I categorically reject the gross violation against cultural rightsthe attempted murder against culture carried out by the last administration, destroying murals in Tepito and the right of merchants to dress their business and promote it through art,” said the mayor when offering institutional apologies on behalf of his government for the damages caused.
Additionally in her message, the mayor called for a public tender to define the designs of the artistic interventions that will be carried out in the mayor’s office over the next three years. In addition, he announced the district as the headquarters of the second National Meeting of Signmakers of Mexicoin October 2025.
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“In our three years of government, we will progressively rescue spaces using murals, signs and art as a mechanism of citizen appropriation,” he promised.
Immediately signmakers participated such as Isaías Salgado, Martín Hernández and Alina Kiliwa, who will contribute their talent to touch up emblematic markets such as the Beethoven Market and the Arcos de Belén Market.
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