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The building was constructed inside the City Hall during the period 1968-1970, when Mr. Alfonso Burguete Ruíz was the Municipal President and it was called the Municipal Social Center. During the period 1986-1988, when Mr. Juan Rabasa Camacho was the Municipal President, the space was remodeled to convert it into the Municipal House of Culture and it was re-inaugurated on August 4, 1987. On October 4, 2010, when Mr. Alexander Trinidad Vázquez was the Municipal President, he remodeled the space again to convert it into the Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca Municipal Cultural Center.
Cintalapa is one of the municipalities of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Its name is of Nahuatl origin and means "water underground." The surname Figueroa is added to it, in homage to the memory of the poet Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca. Among its attractions are the Los Ocotones Sustainable Reserve, the Central Park (or Candelaria Park), the Sanctuary of the Herons, the Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa Art Gallery, the Cintalapa Art Gallery and the Arco del Tiempo eco-tourist center.
In Cintalapa the most important celebrations are the fair of the Virgin of Candelaria, the feast of Jesus and Good Hope, which is celebrated with traditional dances and rituals.