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Hacienda de Cortés |
| Address: Plaza Kennedy # 90
Col. Atlacomulco, Jiutepec
Cuernavaca, Morelos c.p. 62560 |
Historic Significance
Once known as Hacienda de San Antonio Atlacomulco, the imposing
structure of Hacienda de Cortes was built under the orders of Hernan
Cortes in 1530. Here Don Martin Cortes, son of the Conqueror of New
Spain established an important sugar plantation in 1570.
In years to come the Emporer Maximilian enjoyed visiting the hacienda.
In 1848, Don Lucas Alaman, legal representative of the heirs of the
Cortes estate, the Dukes of Monteleone, used advanced techniques to
make the hacienda one of the most prosperous sugar plantations in the
country. The hacienda was abandoned and destroyed during the Mexican
Revolution, not even saved by flying the Italian flag over the
property. After the Revolution the Mexican government paid restitution
to the heirs.
Several renown figures aquired the property, but it wasn´t until
1973, under the hands of the present owners that the hacienda opened
its doors as a hotel and cultural center.
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