Casa Borda, Colonial building in Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico

Casa Borda is a two-story colonial mansion on the north side of Plaza Borda in Taxco, built with stone masonry walls and quarry-stone frames. Its rear facade rises five stories, about 21.5 m high, against the sloping ground toward Plazuela de Bernal. The building has two inner courtyards and 14 exhibition rooms.

José de la Borda commissioned this mansion in 1759 when Taxco was thriving as a silver mining hub. The construction reflects the wealth that mining brought to the city during that prosperous period.

The building functions as a cultural center where local artists from Guerrero regularly display their work in rotating exhibitions. You can experience experimental theater performances and see contemporary pieces in painting, sculpture, and photography.

The building is located on Plaza Borda in central Taxco and is easily accessible on foot from the main square. You can contact the cultural center to learn about current exhibitions and upcoming events.

Casa Borda is really two joined houses: the Plaza Borda side is two levels tall (10.7 m), while the rear half rises five levels (21.5 m) because of the sloping ground. The two main entrances both open south onto the square, and the upper balconies on the north side likely belonged to the builders' bedrooms, the father's to the west and the son's to the east.