Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts (La Casa De Los Perros)

The Casa de los Perros is not only one of the most peculiar constructions of the Historical Centre of Guadalajara, but also a site of deep historical relevance. The first printing house of the New Galicia was installed in 1792, owned by Don Mariano Valdés Téllez Girón, and was the cradle of Mexico's first independent newspaper: The American Washer, edited by the priest Francisco Severo Maldonado in 1810. At the beginning of the 19th century, the house belonged to José Fruto Romero, from Torrecampo, Spain, and when he died in 1820, his widow Petra Manjarrez and Padilla inherited the printing. Over time, this emblematic estate went through different owners and uses. One of its most curious stages was when it belonged to a dog-loving tailor, which gave rise to its current nickname. At the end of the 19th century, the property was acquired by Don José Flores, who, fulfilling the desire of his wife Ana González Rubio, ordered to build a second floor designed by the engineer Arnulfo Villaseñor Carrillo, completed in 1896. It was this same engineer who, with the permission of the owners, brought from New York a couple of statues of pointer dogs made by the firm J. L. Mott Iron Works, the same that were placed on the laces of the house, looking north and south.