Chapultepec (Chapoltepēc "at the grasshopper hill" in the Nahuatl language; c. Nahuatl ( is a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan or Nahuan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family f. Mexican Spanish chapulin (grasshopper)) is a large hill on the outskirts of central Mexico City. Mexican Spanish ( español mexicano in Spanish is the Spanish language as it is spoken in Mexico. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico It has been a special place for Mexicans throughout Mexican history, and it was on this hill that the Aztecs made a temporary home after arriving from northern Mexico in the 1200s. Mexico is a country in North America and the largest Spanish -speaking country in the world Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political
Chapultepec Park, which consists of the hill and 1,600 acres (6. 5 km²) of surrounding land, has many attractions, including Chapultepec Castle, where Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico once lived. Chapultepec Castle ( Castillo de Chapultepec in Spanish is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico (Emperador Maximiliano I de México (6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867 (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was a member of Austria Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January The castle's sumptuous interior now houses the National History Museum.
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History
Ritual and domestic objects including funerary urns in the Teotihuacan style from about the 4th century have been discovered by archaeologists on Chapultepec. An urn is a Vase, ordinarily covered and without handles that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed Pedestal. Teotihuacan is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the Pre-Columbian Americas
The last Emperor of the Toltecs, Huemac was said to have spent his last days in a cave at Chapultepec after the fall of Tula. Toltec-style Vessel 1jpg|thumb|250px|right|A rather expressive orange-ware clay vessel in the Toltec style In Aztec legendary tradition Huemac (fl 11th C ? also spelled Hueymac or Huehmac, is described as being the last king of the (equally Tula is a town of 28432 (2005 census in the southwestern part of the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico, some 100 km to the north-northwest of Mexico City In the 13th century, it was settled by the Mexica, until a Tepanec alliance including Culhuacan, Xochimilco, and Azcapotzalco drove them out. The Mexica ( Nahuatl: Mēxihcah, meːˈʃiʔkaʔ or Mexicans ( Spanish: Mexicanos) were an indigenous people of the Tepanecs or Tepaneca are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries Culhuacan or Colhuacan (Cōlhuàcān|koːɬ'waʔkaːn was one of the Nahuatl -speaking Pre-Columbian city-states of the Valley of Mexico. Xochimilco is one of the sixteen ''delegaciones'' or boroughs within Mexican Federal District. Azcapotzalco (Āzcapotzalco|aːskapo'ʦaɬko From Nahuatl Azcalli=ant Potzulli=ant hill co= place Lteraly "In the place of the ant hills" is one of the
In the days when Tenochtitlán was the island capital of the Aztecs, the city was linked to Chapultepec by a causeway. There are some towns in Mexico which are spelled "Tenochtitlán" like San Lorenzo Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political Aztec chiefs turned the hill and the surrounding forest into a royal retreat. The poet-king Nezahualcóyotl built a palace there in the 1400s, along with an aqueduct to carry spring water to the Aztec capital. A sculpture of Moctezuma I can still be seen (in unfortunately damaged condition) carved into the rock of Chapultepec, not far from Huemac's cave. Moctezuma I (c 1398 – 1469 also known as Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma or Montezuma I (Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna|mo
Spanish King Carlos V (Charles V) declared the zone a nature reserve in 1537. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was During the Spanish colonial era, the Viceroys of New Spain had their palace atop Chapultepec, demolishing Pre-Columbian structures in the process. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch. The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences A larger Viceregal castle was constructed on the spot in 1784.
After Mexico won its independence, the old viceregal palace was turned into a military academy in 1833. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. During the Mexican-American War in 1847, six military cadets, ages 14-20, fought to their deaths against the invading United States Marine Corps (USMC); One of them, Juan Escutia, wrapped himself in the Mexican flag and jumped to his death rather than be captured. They are today remembered as Mexico's Niños Héroes – the "Child Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets" (see: Battle of Chapultepec) and are honored with a white marble monument at the entrance to the park. Los Niños Héroes (the "Boy Heroes" or "Heroic Cadets" were six teenage military cadets who died defending Mexico at Mexico City 's Chapultepec The Battle of Chapultepec (September 1847 was a US victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American The USMC Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs: E4-E5) and Staff NCOs (E6-E9) have the red stripe running down the side of their blue pants in their Dress Blue uniform because during the battle of Chapultepec the NCOs and SNCOs sustained the heaviest casualties on the American side. The single red stripe is called the Blood Stripe to remember all the fallen Marines.
When Napoleon III launched the French intervention in Mexico and imposed a monarchy in the 1860s, Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico set up their residence in the existing Castillo de Chapultepec atop Chapultepec Hill, expanding the Spanish colonial structure. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President The French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Maximilian Affair and The Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by the army of the Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico (Emperador Maximiliano I de México (6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867 (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was a member of Austria Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January Chapultepec Castle ( Castillo de Chapultepec in Spanish is located on top of Chapultepec Hill.
Chapultepec Park Today
The hill of Chapultepec and surrounding land are now Chapultepec Park, a popular spot both for locals and tourists. The Museo Nacional de Antropología ( MNA, or National Museum of Anthropology) is a National museum of Mexico. Chapultepec is at one end of Paseo de la Reforma. Paseo de la Reforma ( English: "Reform's Walk" is a 12 kilometer long grand avenue in Mexico City, Mexico.
The park covers 1,800 acres (7. 3 km²) of land, centuries old forest, several small lakes, and landscaped areas with out-door cafes. Chapultepec Zoo is located here, as well as an amusement park, La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, and the official residence of the President of Mexico, Los Pinos. Chapultepec Zoo is a Mexican Zoo located in Chapultepec; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group La Feria Chapultepec Mágico is an Amusement park in Mexico City in Mexico. Los Pinos is both Mexico 's official presidential residence and offices the home &ndash for a six-year period &ndash of the President of Mexico.
Chapultepec Castle atop the hill is the National Museum of History. The park also includes the National Auditorium, lots of other museums, including the Modern Art Museum, the Tamayo Contemporary Art Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Papalote Children's Museum and the large National Museum of Anthropology and History with perhaps the world's finest collection of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art and artifacts. Note For Museo de Arte Moderno in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic See Museo de Arte Moderno Santo Domingo The Museo de Arte Moderno or National Museum Mexico 's Tamayo Contemporary Art Museum ( Spanish: Museo Tamayo de Arte Contemporáneo) located on Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods The Museo Nacional de Antropología ( MNA, or National Museum of Anthropology) is a National museum of Mexico. The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences Mesoamerica or Meso-America (Mesoamérica is a Region extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua, defined Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual In Archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological
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External links
- (Spanish) Page with several articles from the Arqueología Mexicana journal about Chapultepec. The Chapultepec Peace Accords brought peace to El Salvador in 1992 after more than a decade of wrenching Civil war.
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
- Images of Chapultepec
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