The alternate name, Plaza de los Mártires (Plaza of the Martyrs) is in honor of people like Mariano Matamoros, Guadalupe el Salto and others who were executed here during the Mexican War of Independence and later in 1830 during political unrest.
Plaza de los Mártires hüüdnimi on auks mitmetele rahvuskangelastele nagu Mariano Matamoros, Guadalupe el Salto ja muud tähtsad tegelased, kes hukati seal Mehhiko iseseisvussõja ajal ja ka hiljem, 1830. aastal poliitiliste rahutuste ajal.