College of San Nicolás de Hidalgo

The building of the Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, located in the heart of the city of Morelia, was built in the seventeenth century during the viceroyalty period and has since functioned as an educational institution, first under the name of Real Colegio de San Nicolás Obispo and later as Colegio de San Nicolás…

House of Culture

The complex formed by the Temple and the former Convent of El Carmen is one of the oldest and most monumental in the city of Morelia. Its construction began in 1593 and lasted until 1619. It has a unique architectural style, born from the Spain of the counter-reform, which mixes the sobriety of the Herrerian…

Cathedral of Morelia

Its construction began on August 6, 1660. It was designed by the Italian architect Vicencio Barroso de la Escayola. It was completed in the year 1744, 84 years later. Because of its height, 66.8 meters, the towers of the Cathedral of Morelia are positioned in fourth place among the highest in Mexico, on which stand…

Morelos Birth House Museum

It’s a historical building of neoclassical style, is the place where was born, on September 30, 1765, the hero of the Independence of Mexico, Jose Maria Teclo Morelos Perez y Pavon, better known as Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon, favorite son of the ancient Valladolid and for which the city bears the current name of…

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