Cuernavaca - Museo de Cuauhnahuac ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** The palacio with 16 halls is the former residence of conquistador Hernan Cortes. Construction started in 1530 on the site of a Tlahuica Indian ceremonial center and was finished by the conquistador's son. The palace later served as the legislative headquarters for the state of Morelos. In 1974 the palace was inaugurated as a regional museum documenting the history of the Cuernavaca area. Among items of interest are pre-Hispanic and colonial pieces, and famous murals by Diego Rivera painted in 1929 and 1930 commissioned by the then U.S. ambassador Dwight Morrow, father-in-law of the transatlantic flyer Charles Lindbergh. They depict scenes from the Conquest, the history of Cuernavaca, the War of Independence and the Mexican Revolution. The image of Emiliano Zapata leading Hernan Cortes' white horse symbolizes the people's re-appropriation of the land. DSCN3129

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