Reloj Monumental de Tecozautla, Clock tower in Tecozautla, Hidalgo, Mexico

The Reloj Monumental, also called Torreón de Tecozautla, is a clock tower standing in the middle of Plaza Revolución. It is built of braza-stone masonry faced with multicolored cantera, with Ionic and Doric columns, capitals and bases, and a Porfirian eagle as ornament. Its four bodies were finished only in 1921.

Construction began on 15 September 1904 under engineer Jesús Manzano; blocks of cantera were carried by donkey caravans and carved by artisans from the community of San Francisco. By 1910 only three of the tower's four bodies were finished, and the last was completed in 1921 because of the upheaval of the Mexican Revolution.

The tower carries a Porfirian eagle, a symbol of the government of Porfirio Díaz, on its upper section. The clock itself was added to serve the town's need for a public timepiece, and the tower still marks the hours for the surrounding streets. Its base is a meeting point on Plaza Revolución.

The tower sits in the center of Tecozautla and is easily reached on foot from the main plaza, surrounded by shops and dining spots. Visitors should explore the plaza during daytime hours when the clock face is clearly visible and the surroundings are active.

The tower's stone blocks were carved by artisans from the community of San Francisco and hauled to the plaza by donkey caravans, a detail that recalls the manual labor behind its construction.