Chilpancingo

Introducing Chilpancingo

Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero, is a university city and agricultural center. It lies on Hwys 95 and 95D, 130km north of Acapulco and 270km south of Mexico City. It’s an administrative center and a rather nondescript place, located between the much more compelling destinations of Taxco and Acapulco.

The former Palacio Municipal, on the zócalo, has murals showing the city’s important place in Mexico’s history. In the spring of 1813, rebel leader José María Morelos y Pavón encircled Mexico City with his guerrilla army and demanded a congress in Chilpancingo. The congress issued a Declaration of Independence and began to lay down the principles of a new constitution. But Spanish troops eventually breached the circle around Mexico City, and Morelos was tried for treason and then executed.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009