Castle of Chapultepec
The National museum of History is an institute whose fundamental aim is the conservation, study, and exhibition of elements of the culture that the Mexican town produced during the historical period during the fall of Tenochtitlan and the Mexican Revolution. It is located in the Castle of Chapultepec, place that has a very representative historical past in the history of our country, since Chapultepec served as mulberry to the toltecas and the mexicas at the pre-Hispanic time. Soon, in the conquest of Mexico it was part of the adjudged properties to Courteous Hernán, but in 1530, by real decree, it was donated to the city for recreation of his lives.
History of the Castle
Through the Years During the colony, several constructions, were made most important, was the castle, that by orders of the Bernardine virrey of Gálvez was built between 1785 and 1787. But never it inhabited it. War against EE.UU. The castle was occupied like Military School in 1840, which was a scene of the heroic battle conducted against the invading army of EE.UU in 1847. This battle began in 1846 and lasted two years, was an unjust war, because EE.UU only wanted to obtain territory of our country. They blocked the Gulf of Mexico until arriving at Puebla, where the first negotiation of peace settled down, United States pear proposed unacceptable things, so the war continued. They went to the Valley of Mexico and went from Padierna to arriving at the Castle of Chapultepec. The castle was not an appropriate strength to resist a battle, but a residence; some pieces of artillery gave force him.
The director in that then, Jose Mariano Monterde, covered walls to diminish the disasters by the bombing, when they finished this, the classes were suspended and the students were united to the campaigns. They were had 832 men and one hundred students, the general one was Brave Nicholas. The 13 of September initiated the battle, in which the Mexican forces were overcome. They fought general Brave Nicholas, and Santiago gloriously Felipe Xicoténcatl, who died in the fulfillment of his to have. Also six cadets were killed who studied in the Military School. The memory of that defense in the figure of the young heroes venerates: Juan of the Barrier, Francisco Márquez, Juan Escutia, AgustÃn Melgar, Fernando I mount of Oca and Vicente Suárez.
Chapultepec Park
The Chapultepec Forest is a park of Mexico City, whose name means in nahuatl ( the language of the aztecs) "locoust hill" and it is the main cultural and recreative center of the city and it´s one of the biggest, most beautiful and most visited parks of world. The Chapultepec Park that is know by the habitants of the city as Chapultepec Forest, takes its name from the hill were it's located, in whose top is the famous Chapultepec Castle, that has been been witness of the mexican history since pre-hispanic times and that is surrounded by beautiful gardens
Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. It geographically spans the north portion of the Distrito Federal ("D.F."), although the metropolitan area extends to the state of México to the north of the Federal District, and to the state of Hidalgo. According to government statistics Mexico City is the largest most populous conurbation in North America, and third in the world, after Tokyo, and Sao Paulo, with approximately 22.1 million people. Though its urban area is the third most populous in the world, what is officially known as Mexico City (under
El Papalote, Museo del Niño
This museum of the children opened in 1993. The building of the influences of pyramid majority more than 350 exposures, while two films (10 publication the every day) in the IMAX change buildings. There is here practically nothing, children to affect cannot; at once that they discover this one, they wish a long time remain. As they say it, by the adults must be accompanied exceptional by the children, Thursday, if the museum with 11pm opens to give "large kids" a probability to enjoy it - even.
Avenue Constituent 268 Forest of Chapultepec.
Second Section Colony:
Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City
Alameda Central is a downtown oasis of greenery, fountains and statuary. The imposing Palacio de Bellas Artes, a performing arts venue and a must-see for its art-deco interior, is next to the park. In the part of the Centro Historico between Alameda Central and the Zocalo are several impressive buildings and museums, including the Palacio de Iturbide (an Italian baroque palace), Casa de Azulejos (the House of Tiles), the Correo Central (the lovely main post office), the Museo Nacional de Arte (a grand building with Mexican art exhibits) and Museo de Franz Mayer (religious
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (The National Museum of Natural History)
It's a fascinating place for anyone with the slightest curiosity about nature and is totally absorbing for youngsters.
Hours Tues-Sun 10am-5pm
Location Chapultepec Park, Section 2, s/n
Transportation Metro: Constituyentes
Phone 55/5516-2848
Prices Admission $1.50; free admission Tues
Missing woman apparently found in Mexico
A young woman from Saudi Arabia who disappeared in St. Paul last week has apparently been found in Tijuana, Mexico. Family members said they had no details of her condition, or how she got to Mexico.
St. Paul police were notified by Mexican officials that they believed Noora Salim, 21, had been found there. They requested that her passport be sent to Mexico.
Salim had come to St. Paul with her parents to settle a younger sister at Macalester College. They were to return to Saudi Arabia Sept. 6, but Salim left a note saying she was
You can visit Tonantzintla and Acatepec from Cholula main square with a pesero and you might get to see the (real) lion sitting outside the black and white castle-type building en route. Or you can take a combi from Cholula to Acatepec or to Tonantzintla (marked Chilipo or Chipanco, ask which combi goes to the church you want) for US$0.55 from junction of Avenue 5 and Avenue Miguel Aleman. You can walk the 1 km to the other church, and then take a bus or combi back to Cholula or Puebla. Acatepec from CAPU in Puebla, US$0.45, 30 minutes, bus
Casa Colomos: Guadalajara
This area has been paramount in the development of the city of Guadalajara because it has been one of the most important sources of water. Presently, it still provide water to several neighborhoods in the area. Currently it is a 230 acre park and is divided into two sections.
One section has its entrance in the street "Chaco," where the main use is for picnicking and families. The people that visit this park in everyday basis use the paved trail for walking or running, going through a beautiful forest. The Japanese Garden is a replica of a ceremonial
Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art)
Mexico City's national Museum of Modern Art, located just slightly northeast of Chapultapec Castle in Chapultapec Park. The main building is a round, two-story structure with a central staircase. Two of the museum's four spaces showcase the permanent collection, which also contains works by Mexico's other modern masters.
Artists
Raul Anguiano, Lilia Carrillo, Leonora Carrington , Julio Castellanos, Pedro Coronel, Fernando GarcÃa Ponce, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Lilia Carrillo, Manuel Felguerez, Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Alberto Gironella, MarÃa Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo , Manuel Rodriguez Lozano, Roberto Montenegro, Gerardo Murillo, Juan O'Gorman, Gilberto Aceves
'Bride' of Ling Ling returns childless to Mexico
They say some couples stay together for the children. So perhaps it is no surprise that Shuan Shuan, a female giant panda on loan from Mexico, returned home Monday.
The two-year loan to Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens to be the "bride" of male panda Ling Ling left without producing offspring.
Shuan Shuan takes much of Ueno Zoo's hopes for a new panda cub with her. The 20-year-old Ling Ling is now the zoo's sole panda.
Visitors gathered in front of the glass-paneled panda enclosure for a farewell ceremony Sunday.
"She was a lively
