Between 1797 and 1813, José Francisco Fagoaga y Arozqueta, Marqués del Apartado and Viscount of San José, hired architect Manuel Tolsá to construct his palace. After changing ownership several times, it was acquired by the government in 1900 and adapted by Porfirio Díaz (the younger) along with engineer Rafael García to house the Ministry of Justice and Public Instruction. During the renovation, two pre-Hispanic artifacts, three staircases, and two alfardas were discovered, with excavations conducted by archaeologist Leopoldo Batres. It has served as José Vasconcelos’s office, the headquarters of the National Lottery, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and offices for Conasupo and the Ministry of Culture.