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The house dates back to the year 1675, with its first owner being Don Antonio de Sosa, a wealthy miner from the city of San Luis Potosí.
Later, he gifted it as a wedding present to his daughter Isabel de Sosa, who became a widow in 1704.
In 1741, they decided to sell the mansion to the Convent of San Agustín, who used it as a retreat house, hosting important figures within the Augustinian order.
The main purpose was to enjoy the Procession of Silence, which would start from the door of the Church of San Francisco and end at the door of the Church of San Agustín, passing right in front of this mansion.
It later became private property and belonged to the Cavazos Azcárraga family for 22 years before being put up for sale and acquired by its current owner.
For a mansion to be considered a “PALACE,” it must meet three main requirements:
– Be at least 100 years old; this one was built 346 years ago.
– Have its original staircase from the time of construction.
– Have its original pillars and archways.
It is called the Palace of San Agustín in honor of the monks who once inhabited it. It is called a museum because every decorative piece, piece of furniture, and painting is certified and cataloged as being at least 100 years old.
This is the first hotel museum in Latin America.
We have more than 700 pieces, each and every one of them certified by a notary and a European antique expert.
The architectural style preserved in this building, after several modifications over the years, is Neoclassical.
The windows are one of the main historical architectural features of this mansion. Their design is a reproduction of the treatises of Vignola, a famous 16th-century architect who, among other great works, created the façade of the Palazzo Farnese in Italy, commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, which today houses the French Embassy in that country.
