In this same lot stood, since the times of Spanish rule, first the Barracks of the Alfonso XII Regiment until 1898, then the district court and jail until the October 11, 1918 earthquake when the old brick building was destroyed.
 The barracks were built in 1848; they were large and had two floors.
They could house a battalion of 800 men and its officers.
The building's brick roof had 30 lightning rods.
In this same lot stood, since the times of Spanish rule, first the Barracks of the Alfonso XII Regiment until 1898, then the district court and jail until the October 11, 1918 earthquake when the old brick building was destroyed.  The barracks were built in 1848; they were large and had two floors. They could house a battalion of 800 men and its officers. The building's brick roof had 30 lightning rods.
Miguel Angel García Méndez Post Office Building