Government Palace / Vicereine’s House

English: , Government Palace , This building was built at the end of the 18th century following orders of Official Visitor Jose de Gálvez to replace the Royal Houses that were destroyed by the “commotion” which resulted from the expel of the Jesuits from the city in 1767. Construction began with the design by the neoclassical military engineer, Miguel Costanzó in 1798, and was finally finished in 1827. , From 1824 it became the seat of the State Government, the City Council, the Court of Justice, and the Legislature. On September 16, 1910, the clock on its facade was inaugurated. , In 1966 the building was enlarged by architects Cossío and Algara to take up the whole square block. , Vicereine’s House , Located north of the Plaza de Armas (Weapons Plaza), this house belonged to Second Lieutenant Manuel de la Gándara, the uncle of Francisca de la Gándara, Vicereine of New Spain by marriage to Brigadier Félix María Calleja del Rey. , Though the house has been altered, it still maintains the original structure of the patio with its arcades and stairs. . This historical marker was erected by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. It is in San Luis Potosí Mexico