Charles Binns - Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Travel Photography

Photographs of Hacienda Temixco

All images (c) Charles Binns - Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Travel Photography.

The municipality of Temixco in the State of Morelos, Mexico is located 1,450 mts. above sea level, and was part of Cuernavaca during the pre-Hispanic era as well as during the conquest. In the colonial period it formed 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.

Today the Hacienda is an aquatic theme park.

			back to top