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Huitzilac Municipal Palace

Huitzilac, Morelos

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In 1905, the municipal palace was built by order of Mr. Manuel Alarcón, governor of the state of Morelos, which during the time of the revolution served as a barracks for the Zapatista troops. For this reason, the palace was burned and semi-destroyed and was restored on March 7, 1928, with Mr. Ambrosio Puente as governor.

Municipality

Huitzilac is a municipality located in the state of Morelos, in Mexico, its name comes from the Nahuatl uitzi-tzillin which means "in hummingbird water", it has beautiful architectural places such as the church of San Juan Bautista dating from 1690, the municipal palace of the year 1905, there are some archaeological sites dating approximately from the year 1,250 to 1,300 AD, the main tourist center of this municipality are the Zempoala lagoons, which consists of several bodies of water, forests, green areas and places to camp, the most important festival is on June 24 the religious festivities are held in honor of the patron saint San Juan Bautista.

Festivities

On June 24, religious festivities are held in honor of the Patron Saint John the Baptist, on September 1, the festivities of the return of the patron Saint John the Baptist to the town of Huitzilac are held, on August 28, 1921, Mrs. Susana Camacho, a resident of the town of Huitzilac, went to visit a neighbor of hers who lived in a small house in a neighborhood located on the streets of San Miguel No. 10 in Mexico City and there she found the patron saint Saint John the Baptist, so Mrs. Susana returned to Huitzilac to inform its residents what had happened, they formed a commission and through a gratuity to the lady the image was rescued, on March 19, Mr. Saint Joseph is celebrated in the town of Tres Marías, on July 15, Saint Bon Aventure is celebrated in the town of Coajomulco, on January 1, the Holy Trinity is celebrated in the community of Bull's Iron.


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