San Juan de Dios Market, Indoor market in the San Juan de Dios district, Guadalajara, Mexico.
San Juan de Dios Market spans approximately 430,000 square feet (40,000 square meters) across three levels, housing nearly 2,980 vendor posts that sell clothing, crafts, jewelry, electronics, and traditional Mexican food items in a large indoor shopping environment designed for diverse commercial activities.
Inaugurated on December 30, 1958, following the architectural design of Alejandro Zohn, the market traces its origins to 1880 when traders sold their goods on blankets, gradually expanding and being reconstructed over the decades to become a central commercial hub in Guadalajara.
The market serves as a center for local commerce and cultural exchange, offering handmade textiles, religious crafts, leather sandals, regional sweets, and traditional dishes such as tortas ahogadas, tacos, and pozole in its many food stalls and small restaurants frequented by residents and international tourists.
The market fills a full block between Avenida Javier Mina and the San Juan de Dios area of downtown Guadalajara, with three sales levels and two parking lots, one on the west side and one on the roof that is permanently closed. The 2022 fire damaged the southern section along Javier Mina, about 13% of the market. Haggling is common, and counterfeit goods and pirated media are also sold.
The site was once the eastern bank of the San Juan de Dios River, near a wheat mill owned by Francisco de Zaldívar and the Hospital de la Veracruz, whose chapel was authorized in 1557. The hospital and chapel passed to the Juanino brothers in 1606, and a larger church dedicated to San Juan de Dios was finished in 1726.
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