📜 The Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico, built between 1531 and 1535, is the oldest conserved colonial-era civil structure in the continental Americas.
🔍 It served as a fortified residence for Hernán Cortés, later a barracks, jail, and government headquarters, before becoming a regional museum.
🏰 Explore the oldest colonial building in the Americas and a historic Gothic fortress.
🎨 See Diego Rivera's "La Conquista y Revolución" mural.
📜 Discover local history from prehistoric times to the Mexican Revolution.
🚶 Easy to find in the center of Cuernavaca.
💰 Entrance fee of 60 pesos.
💡 The statue in front is of General Carlos Pacheco Villalobos, not Cortés.
💰 Entrance to the palace and museum costs 60 pesos.
🕒 Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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