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A busy Cuautla avenue.

Cuautla (kwau-tlah), officially La heroica e histórica Cuautla de Morelos, (The Heroic and Historic Cuautla of Morelos) or H. H. Cuautla de Morelos, is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the Morelos is one of the constituent States of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about, making it the second-smallest of the country's states In the 2005 census the city population was 145,482 and the municipality population was 160,285. The municipality covers 153. 651 km² (59. 325 sq mi). Located at 18°49′N, 98°57′W, Cuautla is the third most populous city in the state, after Cuernavaca and Jiutepec. Cuernavaca (Cuauhnāhuac|kʷaw̥'naːwak is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. Jiutepec is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. The city was founded on 4 April 1829 and gets its name from the Nahuatl: "Cuauhtlan", meaning "eagles' nest". Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Nahuatl ( is a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan or Nahuan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family The current municipal president (mayor) is Sergio Valdespín.

1 History
2 Attractions
3 Weather
4 References
5 External links

History

Cuautla was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the War of Independence during a siege which began on February 19 and ended on May 2, 1812. The Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821 was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 16 1810 Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The city was taken by forces of the priest and General José María Morelos y Pavón, who defended it against the Spaniard General Félix María Calleja for weeks before having to retreat. José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón ( September 30, 1765, Valladolid now Morelia Michoacán – December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal Félix María Calleja del Rey 1st Count of Calderón (Félix María Calleja del Rey primer conde de Calderón ( November 1, 1753, Medina del Campo

During the Mexican Revolution Cuautla was the first city conquered by the forces of Emiliano Zapata, who was born in Anenecuilco, just south of Cuautla. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Emiliano Zapata Salazar ( August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in

Attractions

The area is a tourist-friendly region with abundant hot springs and health spas/resorts. It features many archeological sites such as Chalcatzingo and indigenous communities such as the Tepoztlán and Tetelcingo among others. Chalcatzingo is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Valley of Morelos dating from the Formative Period of Mesoamerican chronology. Tepoztlán is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is located at in the heart of the Tepoztlán Valley Tetelcingo is a Town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is located about 6 kilometers north of the city of Cuautla, and because Cuautla has Agua Hedionda (Spanish: Stinky Water), classified as one of the important water springs of the world due to its chemical composition, is also located in this little city. Agua Hedionda may refer to The Agua Hedionda Spa, a mineral spring day spa in Cuautla Mexico The Agua Hedionda Lagoon, a lagoon in Carlsbad These waters have a characteristic smell reminiscent of rotten eggs because of their sulfur content. Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16

The Morelos Museum contains artifacts and descriptions about Mexico's War of Independence from Spain. It honors José María Morelos, whose rebel troops managed to hold off Royalist troops for 58 days. The Museum adjoins the old narrow-gauge railroad which was used to haul sugar cane to the local mills. The narrow-gauge was retired in 1973. The tomb of the famous Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata is also located in this city, and every year several festivities are held around the anniversary of his death. Emiliano Zapata Salazar ( August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in

Weather

The city is quite warm year-round. In the winter, there is a slight decrease in both the daytime and nighttime temperatures, and because of Cuautla's proximity to the Tropic of Cancer and its altitude (about 4,500 feet above sea level), the nighttime temperatures year-round usually average about 57°F (14°C). For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Cancer (novel. The Tropic of Cancer, or Northern tropic, is one of five On the other hand, because Cuautla is somewhat close to the Equator, temperatures year-round tend to reach into the mid 80s to lower 90s°F (upper 20s°C to the lower 30s°C) even during the winter, and in spring on many days the daytime temperatures may reach well into the upper 90s°F (upper 30s°C). The equator (sometimes referred to colloquially as "the Line") is the intersection of the Earth 's surface with the plane perpendicular to the

References

(Spanish)

2005 Census population data statistics INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Information)

Morelos Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (Encyclopedia of Mexican Municipalities)

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