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La Romita began as a pre Hispanic
village that remained independent until the establishment of Roma neighborhood
and has remained semi-independent since. In the pre Hispanic period, the
area was a small island called Aztacalco located near the Aztec capital
of Tenochtitlan surrounded by the shallow
waters of Lake Texcoco. The name means “in the house of
herons.” After the Spanish conquered Tenochtitlan,
renaming it Mexico City, Aztacalco was one of the areas that the indigenous
were permitted to continue living.
During the colonial period the
village continued to be independent although its status as an island
disappeared along with the waters of the lake. By the mid 18th century, a road
connecting Mexico City and Chapultepec passed
nearby and due to its many trees was named La Romita as it resembled an avenue
in Rome, Italy. The village began
to be called Romita as well with this name appearing in written records in
1752.
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