Introducing Morelia
Morelia is the coolest place you’ve never been. The colonial heart of the city is so well preserved that it was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1991. The cathedral is not just gorgeous. It’s inspirational. Especially on Saturday nights when the steeples glow, classical music blares and cannons blast fireworks into a black sky where they explode and drip color on the incandescent bell towers. And that’s just an appetizer.
Morelia, founded in 1541, was one of the first Spanish cities in Nueva España. The first viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza, named it Valladolid after the Spanish city and he encouraged Spanish nobility to move here with their families. In 1828, after Nueva España had become the Republic of Mexico, the city was renamed Morelia in honor of local hero José María Morelos y Pavón, a key figure in Mexico’s independence.
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