Cuernavaca - Cuauhnáhuac Regional History Museum (Palacio Cortés)

Situated not far from the Plaza Principal (Zócalo or Plaza Morelos), the Palacio Cortés, begun in about 1530 but later altered several times, was once Cortés' residence and administrative headquarters. The first floor loggias offer splendid views of the city and its environs. The Palacio now houses, among other things, the Cuauhnáhuac regional history museum, documenting the history of the Cuernavaca area.

Among many items of interest are the famous murals by Diego Rivera, commissioned by the then U.S. ambassador Dwight Morrow, father-in-law of the transatlantic flyer Charles Lindbergh, and painted in 1929 and 1930. They depict scenes from the Conquest, the history of Cuernavaca, the War of Independence and the Mexican Revolution. The image of Emiliano Zapata leading Hernán Cortés' white horse symbolises the people's re-appropriation of the land.