Landmark Municipio de Puebla, Puebla Municipality of Puebla Puebla Valley
Fort on Acueyametepec hill whose cannon shot opened the Battle of 5 May 1862; now an INAH museum with views over Puebla.
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How to get to Fuerte de Guadalupe
- From Chiautempan: about 35 min by road (~33 km)
- Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 16 min by car to Cholula
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About Fuerte de Guadalupe
Fort Guadalupe stands on top of Acueyametepec hill in the north-east of Puebla city, 928 m in a straight line from Fort Loreto. The two forts, declared national historic heritage, were the main stage of the Battle of Puebla and the siege of the city during the French Intervention, and today house museums.
On the west face of the hill a church of three naves and two towers dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe was built between 1804 and 1816. On 27 September 1813, to defend the city against the insurgents, the town council decided to build the Guadalupe redoubt, and in 1816 the intendant Ciriaco del Llano had the churches ringed with walls of stone and lime; at Guadalupe the hermitage was demolished and an underground vault and cistern were built. It is a small fort, with two bastions and a redan covering the entrance. In 1862 General Ignacio Zaragoza ordered the church towers pulled down to adapt the fort.
On 5 May 1862 the battle began at 11:15 am with a cannon shot fired from Fort Guadalupe, answered by the ringing of the city's bells. Zaragoza's Mexican army defeated the French under the Count of Lorencez, a victory that delayed the invasion. In 1863 the French came back with a larger army and shelled the forts into ruins. Today INAH's Fort Guadalupe Museum displays objects from both armies, and the hill gives a wide view over Puebla.
How to get to Fuerte de Guadalupe
Drive from Chiautempan: 35 min, 33 km
The fort is on the Calzada de los Fuertes, on Acueyametepec hill in the north-east of Puebla city, about 2 to 3 km from the zócalo; by taxi or car it is 10 to 15 minutes from downtown. Cholula is about 14 km away.
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From the nearest cities to Fuerte de Guadalupe
- Chiautempan · 33 km by road, 35 min
- Atlixco · 38 km by road, 40 min
- San Martín Texmelucan · 42 km by road, 40 min
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Before you go to Fuerte de Guadalupe: hours, prices and tips
- Hours
- Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. INAH · checked Oct 2026
- Entry
- General admission 75 pesos according to INAH (other guides give 80, or 145 for foreigners); free on Sundays for Mexican nationals, and for under-13s and Mexican students, teachers and seniors. INAH · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Fuerte de Guadalupe: what to see and do
The Fort Guadalupe Museum, with objects from the Mexican and French armies.
The remains of the 1804–1816 Guadalupe church and the fort's bastions.
The panoramic view over Puebla from the hill.
Fort Loreto, 928 m away, with the Museum of Non-Intervention.
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