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Palacio de Cortes

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Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Palacio de Cortes
Phone:
+52 777 312 6996

Address:
Calle Francisco Leyva 100, Cuernavaca 62040, Mexico

The Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico, built in 1526, is the oldest conserved colonial-era civil structure in the continental Americas. The architecture is gothic mudejar, typical of the early 16th century colonial architecture. The building began as a fortified residence for conqueror Hernán Cortés and his aristocratic second wife, Doña Juana Zúñiga. It was built in 1526, over a Tlahuica Aztec tribute collection center, which was destroyed by the Spanish during the Conquest. Cortés replaced it with a personal residence to assert authority over the newly conquered peoples. As Cortés’s residence, it reached its height in the 1530s, but the family eventually abandoned it due to on-going legal troubles. In the 18th century, colonial authorities had the structure renovated and used it as a barracks and jail. During the Mexican War of Independence, it held prisoners such as José María Morelos y Pavón. After the war, it became the seat of government for the state of Morelos until the late 20th century, when the state government moved out and the structure was renovated and converted into the current Museo Regional Cuauhnahuac, or regional museum, with exhibits on the history of Morelos.
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