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The municipality of
Temixco in the State of Morelos, Mexico
is located 1,450 mts. above sea level, was part of
Cuernavaca during the pre-Hispanic era as well as
during the conquest. In the colonial period it remained part of the territory of the
Marquisate of the Valley of
Oaxaca.
On July 29, 1627, Don Toribio de San Marin Cortez,
Cuernavaca's cacique, authorized Francisco Barbero to stay in Coaltepec, thus creating the
Hacienda de Temixco and the plantation of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.
In 1447, Temixco had
problems mainly with the natives of Alpuyeca in Morelos as their territories were being affected. Not happy of
being forced to move out, they revolted against the Hacienda. The Hacienda gained support
of the Tribune of Santo Oficio and obtained from Friar Miguel de Nava, the commissioner of
Cuernavaca, an order to arrest the rioters who had
also provoked the revolt against the owner of Temixco.
In 1808, to celebrate the
saint day of Doña Josefa Yermo, 200 black slaves belonging to the Hacienda de Temixco
were freed. This being one of the reasons why black people did not contribute to the
Independence movement, but were instead on the Spanish side and helped to defeat Viceroy
Iturrigaray where Don Gabriel de Yermo, the owner of the Hacienda actively participated.
Upon the creation of the Estado
de Mexico, Temixco being
an Hacienda, became part of the municipality of
Xochitepec. In 1869 when the state of Morelos was created, it became part of the domain
of the municipality of
Cuernavaca. In May 1933, it was elevated to municipality status with
the towns of Acatlipa, Cuantepec, Tetlama and the minor village of El Puente.
Tourism sites in
Temixco, Morelos:
- The
ruins of Xochicalco
– "City or Place of the flowered houses" - fortress and bulwark, the work
of Zapoteca, Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations; in 900 A.C. they tried
to reach the Infinite. Great ceremonial center, the most important one at
the time still guarding a series of enigmas. See of astronomers and
religious scholars, it was witness to one of the most spectacular events
of the pre-Hispanic era, the creation of a perfect calendar, the first in
Mesoamerica. Its palaces, ball game, main pyramid and underground areas
are as marvelous as its origin. It is here where according to oral
tradition, the first new fire was born; where the young aristocrats were
initiated in the Quetzalcoatl cult. We can still find figures of priests
in oriental postures engraved in rock. Astrologers struggle to discover
the mysteries of the Universe by chasing the stars and the inhabitants
live in a incomprehensible exodus, opening with it one of the greatest
incognitos of Mexico. Majestic, mysterious and an extraordinary place, it
takes the visitor on a trip through the centuries and beyond reason. Every June 21, the
sun penetrates through a small pit illuminating the
undergrounds and thus demonstrating that
these pre-Hispanic ruins with their eternity, surpass the
 movement
of time.
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Iglesia de la
Asunción –
This church is located in downtown Temixco and was founded by Don Sergio
Méndez Arceo. Opened on August 9, 1952, it was one of the first in Temixco. It is a small
church with brown, blue and white mosaics, 35 benches, a confessional and a small altar. A
great part of its construction is made out of stone, brick and limestone. There are two
domes, a bell tower, a sacristy, a holy water basin and 14 religious figures among which
we can find the Asunción Virgin, Jesus of Nazareth, and San Martín de Porras.
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Iglesia
de San Andrés Apostol –
XVII century church; it is an open modified chapel with
three semicircular arches made of quarry, capital columns with pitemorphean relief
designs, and consoles supported by angel heads.
Popular festivities in
Temixco, Morelos:
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January 20 –Feast in honor to Saint
Sebastian Chala, mass, dancing, traditional food, bullfighting and
fireworks
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Holy Week –mass,
religious music and singing, processions and representations of the passion and death of
Christ
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May 3 –Dia de la
Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Day), procession to the "Monte de las Cruces" (hill of
the crosses) where a mass and a benediction of the crosses takes place
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August 28 -Fiesta de San
Agustin (feast of Saint Agustin), mass, dance, traditional food and bullfights
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September 29 - Fiesta del
Santo Patrono San Andres Apostol (feast of the patron saint of Apostle Saint Andrew),
mass, dance, traditional food, bullfights and fireworks
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November 2 - Dia de los
Muertos (Day of the Dead)
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November 30 - Celebration
of the patron saint Apostle Saint Andrew, "mañanitas", mass, fair, windpipe
music, bullfights, cock fights and fireworks
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December 12 - Fiesta de la
Virgen de Guadalupe (Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe), mass with choirs
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December 24/25 - Fiesta de
la Natividad (Christmas), fireworks
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Huitzilac Town
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Jojutla
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Miacatlan Town
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Puente de Ixtla Town
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Temixco Town
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Tepoztlan Town
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Tequesquitengo Town
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Tlaltizapan Town
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Tlaquiltenango Town
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Tlayacapan Town
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Xochicalco Archaeological Site
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Xochitepec Town
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