Paseo Montejo Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico The history of this mansion dates back to the time of the Porfiriato (1876 - 1911), when the Cuban Don Aurelio Portuondo y Barceló came to Merida in the late nineteenth century and fell in love with Doña Josefa Regil Cazares; After his marriage he built this home. As a partner of the organization that sponsored the construction of the Teatro Peon Contreras, Don Aurelio hired the same architects and craftsmen to raise that property. Around 1915, the political situation of the country in full revolution forced to don Aurelio sell the home. He looked for a family who could appreciate its beauty its sentimental value, and found it in Avelino Montes Linaje, prominent businessman of Spanish origin who always respected the original house, enriching it with spacious terraces and alcoves. On the death of Don Avelino, Josefina Montes Molina, his daughter, inherited the residence and retained through the years, in memory of her parents. Today lamps, mirrors, pictures, paintings, sculptures, carpets, furniture, Limoges crockery and Christofle cutlery are maintained in optimum conditions as if Avelino was about to get to eat. La Quinta Montes Molina, formerly known as Villa Beatriz, retains its open doors to share this legacy with the Meridans and the general public: events of up to 1500 people and a museum; It also has an exclusive exhibition linens and fine furnishings Mexico 2015 803