Eulogio Rosado Park

On your right is Eulogio Rosado Park, a small green space tucked into the heart of Mérida’s commercial district. Created in the 1880s, the park occupies the site of a former promenade known as the Alameda, laid out at the end of the eighteenth century as the city began to modernize. It is named after Colonel José Eulogio Rosado, a military figure linked to the Caste War, one of the major conflicts in Yucatán’s nineteenth-century history. Over time, the park became a place of passage and a popular meeting spot, eventually earning a nickname that has stuck: the Parque de los Borrachos, or Park of the Drunks, as it was long frequented in the early hours of the day by regulars who came to drink and chat. At its center stands a statue of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, installed at the end of the nineteenth century as a tribute to the so-called heroes of the Caste War, reflecting the historical perspective of that period.