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    Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos"

    Landmark Cuautla, Morelos Municipality of Cuautla Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl Northern Morelos

    The 18th-century house where José María Morelos held out in the 1812 siege of Cuautla; an INAH museum with eight rooms on Morelos and Zapata.

    From Cuernavaca: 50 min by car (56 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos"

    • From Cuernavaca: about 50 min by road (~56 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (MEX), 1 h 33 min by car to Tlayacapan
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    About Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos"

    During the siege of Cuautla in 1812, José María Morelos y Pavón made his headquarters in this 18th-century house beside today's town hall. Félix María Calleja arrived with about 5,000 men, shelled the town and cut off its water, and the insurgents held out for 72 days, from 19 February to 2 May, before slipping out through the lines at night. A plaque inside records that the house was officially recognised as Morelos's in 1920. President Plutarco Elías Calles bought it in 1927, it was declared a national monument under INAH's care in 1933, and on 30 September 1965 it opened as a museum devoted to the "Servant of the Nation" and the siege. Restoration work turned up pre-Hispanic remains, colonial architecture and objects from the Revolution.

    Eight permanent rooms run from Morelos's early life to the death of Zapata. The first ones cover his years as a priest, with 18th- and 19th-century farm tools and religious objects, then his meeting with Hidalgo and his campaigns, with replica insurgent and royalist uniforms. Next comes the siege itself, with a cannon and copies of paintings, followed by his capture and execution. The second half jumps a century: the roots of Zapatismo, the meeting of Madero and Zapata, the taking of Cuautla, the Plan de Ayala that became the banner of land reform, and Zapata's death and legacy.

    Out back is a garden with fruit and native trees and a space for cultural events. Pair it with the church of San Diego about 500 m to the north.

    How to get to Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos"

    Drive from Cuernavaca: 50 min, 56 km

    The entrance is at Callejón del Castigo 3 in central Cuautla, next to the town hall. INAH's directions for drivers: from the Cuernavaca-Cuautla highway take Avenida Reforma to the Niño Artillero monument, keep right at the fork, and follow Calle 2 de Mayo, which runs behind the museum to the alley entrance. Mexico City is about 100 km away via the 95D and the highway to Oaxtepec and Cuautla. By bus, Pullman de Morelos leaves hourly from the Terminal del Sur (Taxqueña) and takes about an hour and a half, and Volcanes buses leave from TAPO. The OCC/ADO terminal at 2 de Mayo 97 is a few blocks away, as is Pullman's at Mariano Antonio y Máximo Bravo 53. Tlayacapan, the nearest Pueblo Mágico, is about 16 km away as the crow flies (approx.).

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    Before you go to Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos": hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Daily, 9 am to 6 pm; last entry at 5 pm. INAH · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    M$80 for Mexican visitors and M$145 for foreigners. Free for Mexicans on Sundays, and free for under-13s, students, teachers and seniors. Professional cameras pay extra. INAH · checked Oct 2026
    Rules
    No smoking, food, pets or flash photography. INAH · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Museo del Oriente de Morelos "Casa de Morelos": what to see and do

    Find the 1920 plaque naming this as Morelos's house.
    See the cannon and paintings in the siege of Cuautla room.
    Compare the replica insurgent and royalist uniforms.
    Read the Plan de Ayala documents in the Zapata rooms.
    Rest in the garden of fruit trees at the back.
    Walk on to the church of San Diego and the old railway station.

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