La Victoria Market

La Victoria Market is a historic marketplace in downtown Puebla City featuring wrought iron architecture imported from France, with a design that combines eclectic and Moorish influences spread across approximately 189,340 square feet (17,600 square meters).

The market was inaugurated on May 5, 1913, after its original construction in 1854 on land formerly part of the Santo Domingo Temple orchard, serving as a major food supply center for Puebla residents for over a century.

Between 1954 and 1986, the market served as the main wholesale center in Puebla where vendors sold fresh produce, flowers, and the city's signature cemita sandwiches made with beef trotter, cheese, avocado, and pickled peppers on special bread.

The market is located on 5 de Mayo Street in central Puebla City and currently operates as a commercial center following its 1994 restoration by Fundación Amparo, housing shops and preserving its original iron structure and central flower kiosk.

La Victoria Market was one of the last wrought iron constructions completed in Mexico, with prefabricated iron parts imported from France and assembled using rivets, and its entrance features a clock tower adorned with sculptures of Greek gods Hercules and Zeus.

Location: Puebla City

Inception: May 5, 1913

GPS coordinates: 19.04729,-98.19834

Latest update: November 28, 2025 15:25