Casa del Faldón appeared on a very nice map of interesting sites in Querétaro. We had heard nothing about it but we went to visit it along with the San Sebastian church across the little park from Casa Faldon. A friendly official invited us in the door and pointed out a wall plaque that described the history of the name and the origin of the house. The story fits in with the many other “Legends” of  Querétaro – it was first published in a collection of legends in 1880.

The term “Faldón” means coattails – as in the tails of a men's tuxedo jacket. The story goes that a high-falutin' Spaniard was offended when the local indigenous Mayor preceded him in a religious procession. The Spaniard made a fuss and grabbed the Mayor by the coattails. He was so insistent in his objection that he ripped the coattails off the Mayor's coat. In the following days the Mayor brought charges in court, and the judge ruled in his favor. The sentence was that the Spaniard was banished from the city, and thus forced to build his residence on “La Otra Banda” (the other side of the river). The Casa del Faldón is the result. It is indeed on the north side of the  Querétaro River, away from the historic center though very close by. Since 1991 the extensive mansion has been used as a Cultural Center, offering workshops and venues for arts activities.

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