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Actors, entertainers, and film-makers

* Lilia Aragón (1938–2021, born in Cuautla) was a Mexican film, television and stage actress. * Socorro Avelar (1925–2003) was a Mexican actress who was born in Cuernavaca. *

Martha Mariana Castro Martha Mariana Castro (born November 7, 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor Fernando Luján, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti. Early life Born in Cuautla, Morelos, she grew up in the city of Puebla and earned ...

(born in Cuautla in 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor

Fernando Luján Fernando Luján (born Fernando Ciangherotti Díaz; August 23, 1938 – January 11, 2019) was a Mexican actor. He was a star of the silver screen in classic mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti ...

(1939–2019), with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti. *

Ana Bertha Espín Ana Bertha Espín Ocampo (born 13 October 1958) is a Mexican actress. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 1956 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican fi ...

(b. in Tehuixtla in 1956) is a Mexican actress. '' Amor real'' (2004) and '' La que no podía amar'' (2012). * Abraham Enzástiga Menes is the director of the Jojutla Symphony Orchestra, which he founded in 2016. * Virginia Fábregas García (1871–1950) was a Mexican film and stage actress active in the early 20th-Century born in Yautepec. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945. There is a street in Cuernavaca and a school in Yautepec named for her. *

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s an ...

(1914–2002), was a Mexican actress who lived in Cuernavaca. She had an opulent, cobalt-blue and papaya-colored villa on Avenida Palmira, along with five other houses. It is known as the ''Casa de las Tortugas'' (House of the Turtles) and has Louis XV beds, is adorned with silk brocades, Venetian mosaics, Talavera urns, marble fireplaces, sixteenth-century Spanish armor, Italian gilded chairs, and portraits of her created by Antoine Tzapoff. *

Emilio Fernández Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (; 26 March 1904 – 6 October 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best k ...

(1904–1986) filmed ''Puebito'' (1962) in Olintepec, Ayala. * Helen Hayes (1900–1993) was an American actress who had a home in Cuernavaca. *

Katy Jurado María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1951, she was re ...

(1924–2002), was a Mexican and Hollywood actress of film, television, and theater. * :es:León Larregui (b. 1973, Cuernavaca), singer for rock band Zoé best known for spreading fake news about

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Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successf ...

(b. Mérida, 1935—d. 2020), Mexican musician and songwriter, had a home on Calle 16 de Septiembre,

Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...

. *

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...

(1922–1979) was an American jazz musician who died in Cuernavaca on January 5, 1979. * Mariano Moreno ''

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cel ...

'' (1911–1993) was a Mexican entertainer who had a home in Cuernavaca. *

Renata Notni Renata Martínez Notni (born January 2, 1995 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Early life Notni was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. As a child, she attended acting lessons at CEA Infantil, the children's vers ...

(b. 1995 in Cuernavaca) is a Mexican actress and model. *

Leticia Palma Zoyla Gloria Ruiz Moscoso (December 23, 1926 – December 4, 2009), better known by her stage name Leticia Palma, was an actress who worked in Mexican cinema. She was most famous for her role in Roberto Gavaldón's '' En la palma de tu mano'', w ...

(Zoyla Gloria Ruiz Moscoso),

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actress (''En la palma de tu mano''), born in Tabasco, died in Cuernavaca. *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * '' My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) ...

(1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor born in Cuautla. He appeared in 22 movies, including ''

Michael Strogoff ''Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar'' (french: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critic Leonard S. Davidow, considers it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than t ...

'' (1944), ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1951), and ''

Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death. The film's ...

''. *Claudio Reyes Rubio (b. 1964 in Mexico City, d. 2017 in Cuernavaca), TV director (Televisa). *

Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas Castillo (; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, ...

(born 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker who has shot movies in Morelos. and lives in Tepoztlan. *

Sofía Sisniega Sofía Sisniega (born 7 June 1989) is a Mexican actress, best known for her role as ''Sofia López-Haro'' in the 2013 Mexican adaptation, '' Gossip Girl: Acapulco''. Early life Sisniega was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She began acting in local c ...

(b. 1989 in Cuernavaca) is a Mexican actress, best known for her role as ''Sofia López-Haro'' in the 2013 Mexican adaptation, '' Gossip Girl: Acapulco''. *

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of ...

(1919 – August 5, 2012) was a Costa Rican singer who lived in Cuernavaca. * Jack Wagner (1891–1963) was an American filmmaker. In 1945 Wagner and friend

John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...

visited Cuernavaca, which inspired the latter to write both a book and a screenplay about Emiliano Zapata. * Rosemarie Bowe Stack (1932 – 2019) was an American model, best known for her appearances in several films in the 1950s who lived in Villa del Sole, Cuernavaca.

Athletes

Football

* Sindey Balderas (born in Cuernavaca in 1976) was a footballer with the Tigres UANL and

Indios de Ciudad Juárez Club de Fútbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez, commonly referred as Indios de Ciudad Juárez or simply Indios, was a Mexican football club. Founded in 2005 when CF Pachuca moved its Pachuca Juniors to Ciudad Juárez, it was promoted to the Primera ...

. * Germán Camacho Pacheco (born 1995 in Jojutla) is a professional footballer who currently plays for

C.F. Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey, often known simply as Monterrey or their nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Monterrey, Nuevo León which currently plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican footba ...

. *

Raúl Cárdenas Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (30 October 1928 – 26 March 2016) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. He represented Mexico at the 1948 Olympics. Playing career Club Born in Mexico City, Cárdenas began playing football with Real C ...

(b. 1928 in Mexico City, d. 2016 in Cuernavaca), footballer ( Zacatepec) and coach (

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

). * Lucero Cuevas Flores (born 1996 in Cuernavaca) is a footballer who plays for Club América. *

Rafael Cuevas Rafael Cuevas Sánchez (born 16 June 1980) is a Mexican retired football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for Club America's first team under Ricardo LaVolpe. He is known to teammates and fans as "Higuita", due to his resembla ...

Sánchez (born 1980 in Jiutepec) is a retired football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for

Club America Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

. *

Diana Fierro Diana Izbeth Fierro Delgado (born 19 June 1995) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for América of the Liga MX Femenil. See also * List of people from Morelos, Mexico The following are people who were born, ra ...

Delgado (born 1995 in Cuernavaca) is a professional football midfielder who currently plays for América of the

Liga MX Femenil The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincid ...

. * Gerardo Flores Zúñiga (born 1986 in Xochitepec) is a professional footballer who plays for

. *

Gerardo Galindo Gerardo Gabriel Galindo Martínez (born 23 May 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Playing career Club Gerardo debuted in a victory 1–0 over Atlante. ''El Jerry'' was a vital part in UNAM Pum ...

Martínez (born 1978 in Cuernavaca) is a former professional footballer (1997–2013). * Gienir García Figueroa (born 1989 in Zacatepec) is a former professional footballer (2008–2014). * Gustavo Enrique García Figueroa (born 1980 in Zacatepec) is a Mexican footballer, who plays as a defender for

San Luis F.C. San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nickname of ''Tuneros'', a reference to the tuna fruit, was ...

* Ángel Gaspar Hernández (born 1994 in Zacatepec) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Zacatepec. *

Carlos Alberto Hurtado Carlos Alberto Hurtado Arteaga (born January 22, 1984, in Zacatepec, Morelos) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played for Correcaminos UAT. He retired after the 2017–2018 season. He played used to play midfield. See also *L ...

Arteaga (born 1984 in Zacatepec) is a professional footballer who currently plays for

Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team wa ...

on loan from Necaca. *

Pablo Larios Pablo Larios Iwasaki ( ja, パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ, July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), b ...

Iwasaki (b. 1960 in Zacatepec d. January 31, 2019) was a football goalkeeper from 1980 to 1999. He played on the Mexico National Team from 1993 to 1991. *

Manuel Mariaca Manuel Mariaca (born January 4, 1986, in Cuernavaca, Morelos), is a former Mexican footballer. He last played for Cruz Azul Hidalgo as a defender in Mexico's Primera Division. See also *List of people from Morelos, Mexico The following ar ...

(born 1986 in Cuernavaca) is a former Mexican footballer. He last played for Cruz Azul Hidalgo as a defender in Mexico's Primera Division. * Roberto Nurse Anguiano (born 1983 in Zacatepec) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for

Mineros de Zacatecas Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club from Zacatecas that compete in the Mexican Liga de Expansión MX. They are currently managed by Omar Alexis Moreno. History In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudian ...

on loan from

Dorados de Sinaloa Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based on Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. History Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, hav ...

and the Panama national football team. * Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 1987 in Jojutla) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of wh ...

and the Mexico women's national football team. *

Sergio Orduña Sergio Orduña Carrillo (born 4 April 1954) is a Mexican football manager and was a former manager Altamira of Ascenso MX. Career Orduña was a star football player for Tigres before becoming a manager. See also *List of people from Morelos, ...

(born 1954, in Xochitepec) is a Mexican football manager and was a former manager Altamira F.C. (2014–2015) of Ascenso MX. * Jesús Ortega Benítez (born 1997 in Cuernavaca) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Zacatepec. * José Eduardo Pavez (born 1969 in Tehuixtla) is a retired professional footballer from Mexico. He played as a midfielder during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain. * Jair Pereira Rodríguez (born 1986 in Cuautla) is a Mexican football defender who currently plays for Liga MX team C.D.

C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

. * Ignacio Rodríguez Bahena (born 1956 in Zacatepec) is a former Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Mexico in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had ...

. * Boris Romero (born in Cuernavaca in 1997) is a Mexican football defender who currently plays for

Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega is ...

of the

. * Moctezuma Serrato Salinas (born 1976, Cuernavaca) is a Mexican retired professional football striker (1999–2012). *

Pamela Tajonar Pamela Tajonar Alonso (born 2 December 1984) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish Primera División club Villarreal and the Mexico women's national team. Club career FC Indiana Tajonar signed for FC In ...

Alonso (born in Cuernavac in 1984) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona (2018–). *

Alan Vidal Alan Emmanuel Vidal Solís (born March 18, 1993 in Zacualpan, Morelos), known as Alan Vidal, is a Mexican professional association football (soccer) player who plays for Cruz Azul Hidalgo. See also *List of people from Morelos, Mexico T ...

Solís (born 1993 in Zacualpan) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Athletic Morelos. The club was founded in 2007 and currently plays in Mexico's Third Division.

Other sports

* Luis Avilés Ferreiro is a sprinter who won 2nd place in the 2019 Mexican Olympics in

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places * Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mu ...

, Chihuahua. * Juan Ramón Ayala (born in Cuernavaca in 1989) is a professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division of the WBC. * Francisco García Moreno (1947–2016) was born in Mexico City. He was on the Mexican water polo teams at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics. He ran a gym in Las Palmas, Cuernavaca, and was killed in 2016. * Juan Carlos Gonzales (born 1962 in Cuernavaca), better known under the ring name El Hijo del Diablo ("The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican professional wrestler. *

Ismael Hernández Ismael Alfredo Hernández Deras (born Victoria de Durango, February 20, 1964) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of Durango, Governor of the Durango, State of Durango f ...

(born in Cuautla in 1990) is a Mexican modern ''pentathlete''. He won a bronze medal at the

2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

. *

Idulio Islas Idulio Islas Gómez (born January 16, 1987 in Morelos) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, and bronze at the 2011 Summer Universi ...

(born 1987 in Morelos) is a Mexican Taekwondo practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the

2009 World Taekwondo Championships The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009.Ricardo Lopez (born in Cuernavaca in 1966) is a retired undefeated Mexican professional boxer. "El Finito" López Nava is one of just fifteen world boxing champions to retire without a loss. *

Uri Martins Uri Martins Sandoval (born 7 August 1990) is a Mexican former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2011 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2014 : 7th Overall Vuelta Mexico ;2015 : 4th Road race, Na ...

(born in Cuernavaca, 1990) is a Mexican cyclist riding for Amore & Vita–Prodir. * Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (born 1982 in Cuernavaca) is a road cyclist. She represented Mexico at the 2006, 2008, and

2009 UCI Road World Championships The 2009 UCI Road World Championships were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 27, 2009. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. Qualification Schedule Individual time ...

. * Irving Adrián Pérez Pineda (born in

Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...

May 16, 1986) is a Mexican triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the

. *

Valeria Pulido Valeria Pulido Velasco (born 1 January 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. Biography Pulido, who comes from the Mexican state of Morelos, won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She rece ...

Velasco (born in Jojutla, 1990) is a former professional tennis player. *

Marcel Sisniega Campbell Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Sisniega earned the International Master title in 1978 and the Gran ...

(1959–2013) grew up in Cuernavaca. He was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca. Sisniega earned the Grandmaster title in 1992.

Criminals

* Daniel Arizmendi López (born 1958) is a convicted Mexican kidnapper responsible for at least 18 kidnappings in Mexico. He was nicknamed ''El Mochaorejas'' ("The Ear Chopper"). *

Arturo Beltran Leyva Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Br ...

(1961—2009) was Number 3 on the Mexican government's Most Wanted List when he was killed by the Navy at his home in the "Altitude" apartments in Cuernavca on December 16, 2009. *

Amado Carrillo Fuentes Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...

(1956—1997) was a drug lord knows as ''El Señor de los Cielos'' (the Lord of the Skies). Born in Sinaloa, Carrillo Fuentes owed a good deal of his infamy to alleged ties to Governor

Jorge Carrillo Olea Jorge Carrillo Olea (born in Jojutla, Morelos, on November 19, 1937) is a Mexican politician and general, and a member of Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He served as governor of Morelos from October 1, 1994, to May 15, 1998. Early mili ...

. * Sam Giancana (1908—1975) was a Chicago mobster who lived in Cuernavaca while he was on the lam from both the FBI and the mob, (1966–1974).

Farmers, landowners, entrepreneurs, investors

After the Spanish conquest and until the early 20th century, land ownership was centered largely on haciendas. Based on the Constitution of 1915, General Alvaro Obregon established the Ley de Ejidos in 1920 which essentially established communal ownership of rural lands. *Eugenio J. Cañas (?-1923), brought running water and electricity to Cuernavaca; surveyed the border between Morelos and Puebla * José de la Borda (c. 1699–1778) was a Spanish miner who made a fortune in

Taxco Taxco de Alarcón (; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, from the ci ...

, Guerrero. In 1760 he built a large mansion in Cuernavaca. *

Manuel de la Borda Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Ma ...

(baptized 1727–1791) was the son of José de la Borda. Born in Taxco, he became a priest and was in Cuernavaca in 1777, when he built the chapel of Guadalupe next to his father's mansion. In 1778 he initiated the transformation of the mansion into a botanical garden. Today the Borda Garden is a public park and museum. * Alberto Gómez was born in Tepecoacuilco, Guerrero. He was a rice farmer in

who won a medal at the 1900 Paris exhibition for the "Best rice in the world." *

Dwight Morrow Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Crister ...

(1873–1931) was an American businessman and diplomat. He had a home called ''Casa de Manaña'' in Cuernavaca and hired

Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...

to paint the murals on the Palace of Cortes. * Pedro Cortes Ramirez de Arellano (died 1629) was the grandson of Hernán Cortés. He owned the Hacienda of San Nicolás in Pantitlán,

Tlayacapan Tlayacapan () is the name of a town and a municipality located in the northeast part of Morelos state in central Mexico. It is located 60 km east from the state capital of Cuernavaca and about 1.5 hours south of Mexico City. It is a rural are ...

. * Rosalia Del Socorro Castillon was born in Cuernavaca. Castillon has built her family's business, ''De Antaño Azucarillos'' into the most famous sweet shop in Morelos. It is a franchise operation that has recently opened in Guatemala. They sell fruit/based salad dressing, jellies, and jam. *

Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austra ...

(1532–1589) was born in Cuernavaca. He was the legitimate son of Hernán Cortés and ''Doña Juana de Zúñiga''. He founded and owned several haciendas. * Rose Eleanor King (b. in India, 1865) and Norman Robson King (d. 1907 in Mexico City) were British subjects who first arrived in Cuernavaca in 1905. They established their residence in Mexico City, but after her husband's death, Ms. King returned to Cuernavaca to live. In 1910 she purchased the ''Hotel Bella Vista,'' which hosted

Francisco I. Madero Francisco Ignacio Madero González (; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and statesman, who became the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in a coup d'etat in February 1 ...

, Felipe Ángeles, Huerta, the Guggenheim family, and others, only to abandon it in 1914. She returned to Cuernavaca in 1916 where she later died. She was the author of ''Tempest Over Mexico: A Personal Chronicle''. * Claudia Ríos is the administrative manager of ''La Walfaria'' franchise. Founded in 2003, there are nine franchises in Mexico, one in Ecuador, one in Guatemala, and one in Honduras. * Ricardo Sánchez (b. 1798) from

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

, Jalisco, moved to

on March 15, 1830, and in 1836 he introduced the cultivation of brown rice. He later became the first municipal president.

Military figures

*Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras (?-1820), ''Insurgente'' who died in

Tetecala Tetecala is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The toponym Tetecala comes from a Nahuatl name and means "place of stone houses". The full na ...

, December 28,

1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...

* Colonel Francisco Ayala (d. 1812) was the first Insurgent leader in Morelos state. His hometown,

Ciudad Ayala Ciudad Ayala is a city in the east-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at , at a mean height of above sea level. The city is named for Coronel Francisco Ayala (1760-1812) who fought with José María Morelos during the 1812 Si ...

, is named for him. * General Vicente Aranda (died 1926) was born in the hacienda of Cuauchichinola and joined the ''Zapatista'' forces in March 1911 under the orders of General Lorenzo Vásquez. He participated in the capture of

and

Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...

, on March 24, 1911. In 1921 he was elected Federal Deputy for the first district of the State of Morelos. Later he was municipal president of

and died there on July 22, 1926. There is a town named for him in the municipality of Jojutla. * Leonardo Bravo (general officer) (1764–1812) was an Insurgent who fought at the

Siege of Cuautla The siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the Spanish, commanded by Félix María Calleja, besieged the ...

with brothers Miguel and Victor, as well as his son, Nicolas Bravo. *

Nicolás Bravo Nicolás Bravo (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was a Mexican soldier and politician who first distinguished himself during the Mexican War of Independence. He was Mexico's first vice-president though while holding this office Bravo ...

(1776–1854), Insurgent, fought at Siege of Cuautla, president of Mexico three times between 1839 and 1846. * Félix María Calleja del Rey (1755–1828). Born in Medina de Campo, Spain, Calleja arrive in New Spain in 1789. He became an able fighter for the Royalist cause, defeating

Miguel Hidalgo Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican Wa ...

in San Jerónimo Aculco in 1811 and stopping

Jose Maria Morelos Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Gal ...

's offensive in 1812. He was Viceroy from 1813 to 1816. *

Sidronio Camacho Sidronio Camacho was one of the soldiers of Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution and the killer of Emiliano's brother, Eufemio. On June 18, 1917, Camacho killed Emiliano's brother, Eufemio Zapata, who had beaten up Camacho's father, at t ...

was a ''Zapatista'' general who killed

Eufemio Zapata Eufemio Zapata Salazar (1873, Ciudad Ayala - June 18, 1917, Cuautla, Morelos) was a participant in the Mexican Revolution and the brother of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. He was known as a womanizer, a macho man, and a very heavy drink ...

in Cuautla in 1917 and then joined

Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican wealthy land owner and politician who was Governor of Coahuila when the constitutionally elected president Francisco I. Madero was overthrown in a February ...

. * Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) was a Spanish ''

Conquistador Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, ...

'' (1519–1521) who lived in Cuernavaca from 1530 to 1540 and built the

Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca The Palace of Cortés (Spanish: Palacio de Cortés) in Cuernavaca, Mexico, built between 1523 and 1528, is the oldest conserved colonial-era civil structure in the continental Americas. The architecture is a blend between Gothic architecture, Gothi ...

. He was named ''Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca'' in 1529. *

María Estrada Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(c. 1475 or 1486 – between 1537 and 1548) was a Spanish woman who participated in the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico in 1519–24. The Dominican historian Diego Durán claims that she led a force of conquistadors into the area around Popocatépetl, where she defeated the Nahua Indians of

Hueyapan San Andrés Hueyapan is a small town in the rural northeastern part of the Mexican state of Morelos, formerly in the municipality of Tetela del Volcán. It lies at an elevation of ca 2000–2500 metres above sea level on the southern slopes of ...

, charging head first and screaming "Santiago!" *

Genovevo de la O Genovevo de la O (January 3, 1876 – June 12, 1952) was an important figure in the Mexican Revolution in Morelos. He was born in Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Morelos,Genovevo de la O accessed Dec 28, 2018 to sharecropper parents. He was ...

(1876–1952) was born in Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca. He joined the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...

in 1910 and joined Zapata in 1911. He won the ''Siege of Cuernavaca'' (1914) and was elected

Governor of Morelos The governor of Morelos, which was created with the state of Mexico in 1869. (Morelos was a Federal Territory from June 17, 1914, to February 5, 1917.) See also * List of Mexican state governors *List of people from Morelos, Mexico * List of ...

. *

Maria Fermina Rivera María Fermina Rivera was an insurgent in the Mexican War of Independence where she was a part of Vicente Guerrero's small force. Rivera was born in Tlaltizapán, in what today is the state of Morelos. In 1821, Rivera accompanied her husband into c ...

(died 1821) was born in

Tlaltizapán Tlaltizapán de Zapata is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The toponym ''Tlaltizapán'' comes from a Nahuatl name and means ' ...

. Guerrilla of the troops of

Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...

, died on the battlefield. *

Hermenegildo Galeana Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...

(1782–1814) was an Insurgent who fought at the Siege of Cuautla. * General

Julián González Guadarrama Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include: * Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer * Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer * Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian * Juliá ...

(1890–?) was born in the town of

Mazatepec Mazatepec is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The name Mazatepec means ''hill of deer''. To the north and northeast is Miacatlán, to the northwest ...

on November 30, 1890. He joined the

in Chontalcoatlán in March 1911 under the command of General Joaquín Miranda of the forces of General

Ambrosio Figueroa Ambrosio may refer to: People *Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981), a Brazilian model *Arturo Ambrosio (1870–1960), an Italian film producer *Fabrisia Ambrosio, Brazilian-born physical therapist and academic *Franco Ambrosio (1932–2009), an ...

. Julián González died in Cuernavaca after dedicating himself to agriculture in the same municipality. *

Rubén Jaramillo Rubén Jaramillo Méndez (1900 – May 23, 1962) was a Mexican military and political leader of '' campesino'' origin who participated in the Mexican Revolution. After the Revolution, he continued to fight for the land reform promised under the ...

(1900–1962) was a military and peasant leader born in

who was gunned down by federal police in

Xochicalco Xochicalco () is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Miacatlán Municipality in the western part of the Mexican state of Morelos. The name ''Xochicalco'' may be translated from Nahuatl as "in the house of Flowers". The site is located 38 ...

. * Gildardo Magaña Cerda (1891– 1939 in Mexico) was born in Zamora, Michoacán. In 1911 he moved to Morelos and in 1916 he became chief of staff to Emiliano Zapata. On September 4, 1919, in

Huautla, Morelos Huautla is a small town in the Mexican state of Morelos, in the municipality of Tlaquiltenango. Revolutionary General Gildardo Magaña Cerda (1891-1939) was proclaimed successor of Emiliano Zapata to the leadership of the Liberation Army of th ...

, Magaña was proclaimed the leader of the

Liberation Army of the South The Liberation Army of the South ( es, Ejército Libertador del Sur, ELS) was a guerrilla force led for most of its existence by Emiliano Zapata that took part in the Mexican Revolution from 1911 to 1920. During that time, the Zapatistas fough ...

. *

Mariano Matamoros Mariano Matamoros y Guridi (August 14, 1770 – February 3, 1814) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel soldier of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought for independence against Spain in the early 19th century. B ...

(1770–1814) was the priest of

Jantetelco Jantetelco, officially Jantetelco de Matamoros, is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 17,238 inhabitants in the year 2015 ce ...

who fought at the Siege of Cuautla. The

Cuernavaca Airport General Mariano Matamoros Airport , also known as Cuernavaca Airport, is an airport located in Temixco, Morelos, Mexico, near Cuernavaca. It handles only national air traffic for the city of Cuernavaca. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan ...

is named for him. * Narciso Mendoza (1800–1888) or the''Niño artillero'' (Child Gunner). During the

in 1812, 12-year-old Mendoza lit and fired a cannon at Spanish troops to protect the barrio of San Diego, Cuautla. * Mixcoatl Camaxtl was a warrior and the father of Quetzalcóatl in Amatlán. * Otilio Montaño Sánchez (1887–1917) was a ''Zapatista'' general born in Villa Ayala. He was a co-author of the

Plan de Ayala The Plan of Ayala (Spanish: ''Plan de Ayala'') was a document drafted by revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution. In it, Zapata denounced President Francisco Madero for his perceived betrayal of the revolutionary idea ...

. He was executed as a traitor to Zapata. *

José María Morelos y Pavón José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(1765–1815) was a priest who led the Siege of Cuautla (September–May 1812). He was held prisoner in the Palacio de Cortes (November 1815). The state was named after him in 1869. * Felipe Neri Jiménez (1884–1914) was a soldier and general in the Mexican Revolution. He was born in the neighborhood of Gualupita, in Cuernavaca. He became part of Zapata's ruling Revolutionary Junta in May 1913. He was killed in January 1914, by the ''Zapatista'' forces of Antonio Barona Rojas while returning from a campaign in Tepoztlan. *

Amador Salazar Amador Salazar Jiménez (30 April 1868 – 16 April 1916) was a Mexican military leader who participated in the Mexican Revolution. Early life He was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos on April 30, 1868, as the son of León Salazar and Gertrudes Jimén ...

Jimenez (1868–1916) was a cousin of Emiliano Zapata who became a revolutionary general. He was born in Cuernavaca and is buried in

. *Tezcapotzin, warrior from Cuauhnáhuac who caught Cuautzinten, ''tlatoani'' of Xiutepec. *

Pablo Torres Burgos Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer * Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer *Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist * Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer *Pablo Bren ...

(1877–1911) was born in Ciudad Ayala. Torres Burgos founded the liberation club called Melchor Ocampo in 1909 and became a general in 1911. He is remembered for the phrase, "Down with the haciendas! Long live the people!" *Tzontecomatl, leader of Tlahuica groups of the Chicomostoc tribe who first arrived in Cuauhnáhuac * Leondro Valle (1833–1861) was born on February 27, 1833, in Mexico City and grew up in

Jonacatepec Jonacatepec de Leondro Valle is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 15,690 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The name ''Jona ...

. He fought at the

Battle of Calpulalpan The Battle of Calpulalpan took place on December 22, 1860 during the War of Reform in the vicinity of the community of San Miguel de la Victoria in the municipality of Jilotepec de Abasolo in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It would be the last ba ...

. He was executed on June 23, 1861. * Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919) was the leader of the southern army during the Mexican Revolution He was born in Anenecuilco and assassinated in Chinameca, both in Ayala. He is buried in Cuautla. *

(1873–1917) was Emiliano Zapata's brother and a participant in the Mexican Revolution. He was killed by

in Cuautla.

Political figures

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Chicago Cinco de Mayo 2009

* Juan Pablo Adame Alemán (born in Cuernavaca, 1985) was a federal deputy (, 2012–2015). He is the son of Governor Marco Adame. *

Marco Antonio Adame Marco Antonio Adame Castillo (born 6 December 1960) is a Mexican politician, medical doctor, and member of the National Action Party (PAN). He served as governor of Morelos for the term of 2006—2012. Adame studied medicine and surgery at ...

Castillo (born in Cuernavaca, 1960) is a doctor and politician who was

(, 2006–2012). * Juan N. Álvarez (1790–1867) supported the Plan of Ayutla and was President of Mexico for two months while Cuernavaca was the capital (1855). * Sergio Álvarez Mata (born in Cuernavaca, 1962) was a federal senator (, 2006–2012). * Cuauhtemoc Blanco (born 1973) is a former professional soccer player turned politician. He was the ''Presidente Municipal'' (mayor) of Cuernavaca from January 2016 to April 2018, and he became

() on October 1, 2018. *

Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a general in the Mexican Revolution and a Sonoran politician, serving as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist ...

(1877-1945), president (1924-1928) and ''Jefe Máximo'' (Maximum Chief) of the Revolution (1928-1934) ruled Mexico with an iron fist from his home in Colonia Reforma, Cuernavaca. * Lázaro Cárdenas (1895–1970) was a Mexican president (1934–1980) who owned a home in Palmira, Cuernavaca. He donated land to construct a boarding school, ''Internado de Palmira'' for young women. *

(born 1937) is a general, politician, and journalist from Jojutla. He was governor from 1994 to 1998 (). *Francisco de Contreras (¿?-1610), governor of Xochimilco de Cuauhnáhuac *

Cuauhtototzin Cuauhtototzin () was a king of Cuauhnahuac. Family Cuauhtototzin was a son and successor of King Tezcacohuatzin. His sister was Empress Miahuaxihuitl. He was a father of Empress Chichimecacihuatzin I and uncle of her husband Moctezuma I. Cu ...

, ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac in 1400, father of

Chichimecacihuatzin I Chichimecacihuatzin I () was a queen consort of Tenochtitlan and an Aztec empress.''Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World'' by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and John W. Fox Family Chichimecacihuatzin was a daughter of King Cua ...

* Fidel Demédicis Hidalgo (born 1956) is a politician from Temixco. He was a federal senator from 2012 to 2018. *

Domingo Diez Domingo may refer to: People *Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name *Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer *Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly cal ...

(b. in Cuernavaca December 3, 1881 d. April 16, 1934) was a politician during and after the

. There is a street in Cuernavaca named after him. *

Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; 17 January 1922 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, ...

(born 1922), former President of Mexico ( 1970–1976) lives in Cuernavaca. As ''Secretario de Gobernacion'' (Secretary of the Interior) under President

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...

, Echeverria is considered responsible for the October 2, 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. *

Sergio Estrada Cajigal Sergio Alberto Estrada Cajigal Ramírez (August 23, 1961 in Cuernavaca, Morelos) is a Mexican politician, who was Governor of the state of Morelos for the National Action Party from 2000 - 2006, and who served two periods as mayor of Cuernavac ...

(born 1961 in Cuernavaca) is a politician and former

(, 2000–2006). His grandfather, Vicente Estada Cajigal, was governor from 1930 to 1934. * Jorge Arturo García Rubí, (b. Cuernavaca, November 21, 1952) is a lawyer and politician, member of the

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...

who was

from May 18 to September 30, 2000. *

Ángel García Yáñez Ángel García Yáñez (born 14 December 1967) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the New Alliance Party (Nueva Alianza). He will serve as a senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress from the state of Morelos. From 2015 to 2018 ...

(born 1967) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the New Alliance Party (''Nueva Alianza''). He serves as a senator in the

LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress was the meeting of the Mexican Congress of the Union that convened on 1 September 2018 and ended on 31 August 2021. It is composed of the 500 federal deputies and 128 senators elected in the 2018 Mex ...

(2018–2021) from the state of Morelos. From 2015 to 2018, he represented the Fifth Federal Electoral District of Morelos, centered on Yautepec. *

Flora Guerrero Flora Guerrero Goff is a painter, environmentalist, and founder of Guardianes de los Arboles (Guardians of the trees) in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The daughter of the painter Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Guerrero is a supporter of environmental social ac ...

, environmentalist and activist *Huitzilihuitl (?-1425), '' tlatoani'' (ruler) of Cuauhnáhuac (1403-1425) *Itzcoatzin de Cuauhnáhuac,

Tlahuica Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac in 1519. *

Armando León Bejarano Armando León Bejarano Valadez (April 11, 1916 – July 6, 2016) was a Mexican orthopedic surgeon, physician, politician, and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the Governor of Morelos from 1976 until 1982. Bej ...

(1916–2016) was born in Cuautla and served as

(, 1976–1982). *

Maximilian I of Mexico Maximilian I (german: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, link=no, es, Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena, link=no; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor ...

(1832–1867) was the Second Emperor of Mexico (1866–1867). He had two homes in Cuernavaca, the ''Borda Garden'' and ''El Olvido'' in Acapantzingo. * Lucía Meza Guzmán (born in Cuautla, 1975) is a politician and senator to the

from the state of Morelos. Meza Guzmán is affiliated with the

National Regeneration Movement MORENA () is a major Mexican left-wing political party. It is described as an anti-neoliberal and populist party. It is the ruling party of Mexico since 2018. The name is an acronym for the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (National Regener ...

(Morena). * Gisela Mota Ocampo (1982 – 2016 in Mexico) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. As of 2013, she served as a plurinominal deputy in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Morelos. After winning the elections in June 2015, Mota Ocampo became mayor of

Temixco Temixco is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at in the west-northwest part of the state. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The municipality rep ...

on January 1, 2016, serving until her assassination the following day, on January 2, 2016. * Claudia Ochoa Carrillo from

Xochitepec Xochitepec is a ''municipio'' (municipality) of the state of Morelos, in central Mexico. Xochitepec is also the name of its principal township and seat of the municipal government. It is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south o ...

was the first female municipal president in Morelos (1967–1969). * Lauro Ortega Martínez (1910–1999) was a veterinarian and a politician who served as

(1982–1988) who lived in

. *Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), Deputy from Cuernavaca who signed the

1824 Constitution of Mexico The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 ( es, Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824) was enacted on October 4 of 1824, after the overthrow of the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide. In the new Fr ...

* Graco Ramirez (born June 26, 1949) is a politician who was

(PRD, 2012–2018). *

Antonio Riva Palacio Antonio Riva Palacio López (1926 – July 14, 2014) was a Mexican lawyer, politician, and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the Governor of Morelos for a full six-year term from 1988 until 1994. He was also ap ...

(1926–2014) was a politician and

(PRI, 1988–1994). He was Ambassador to Ecuador (1994–1998). *Tehuehuetzin (¿?-1504), lord, king of Cuauhnáhuac in 1491. *

Tezcacohuatzin Tezcacohuatzin () (also called Ozomatzin () was a king of Cuauhnahuac. He ruled in the late fourteenth century and was a grandfather of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I and his wife, Chichimecacihuatzin I. Biography Tezcacohuatzin was described as one ...

(b. 1359) was Lord of Cuauhnáhuac and grandfather of

Moctezuma I Moctezuma I (–1469), also known as Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (), Huehuemoteuczoma or Montezuma I ( nci, Motēuczōma Ilhuicamīna , nci, Huēhuemotēuczōma ), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, th ...

. His daughter

Miahuaxihuitl Miahuaxihuitl () of Cuauhnahuac was a Queen of Tenochtitlan. Her name is also spelled as Miyahuaxihuitl. She was mother of the Princess Matlalcihuatzin and the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I. She was also an aunt of the Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I a ...

(b. 1385) married

Huitzilihuitl Huitzilihuitl or Huitzilihuitzin (Nahuatl language; English: ''Hummingbird Feather'') (1370s – ''ca.'' 1417) was the second ''Tlatoani'' or king of Tenochtitlan. According to the Codex Chimalpahin, he reigned from 1390 to 1415, according to t ...

(b. 1379),

Aztec The Aztecs () were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl ...

emperor. * Juan Antonio Tlaxcoapan (d. 1813) was an Indigeous and citizen of Spain native of

who served as alderman in

during the

Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...

. He had talks with

and

Nicolas Bravo Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

prior to the

Congress of Chilpancingo The Congress of Chilpancingo ( es, Congreso de Chilpancingo), also known as the Congress of Anáhuac, was the first, independent congress that replaced the Assembly of Zitácuaro, formally declaring itself independent from the Spanish crown. It w ...

. He was executed by firing squad in the atrium of the church of Santo Domingo in Tlaquiltenango in late 1813. *Yoatzin, last ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac. Surrendered to Hernán Cortés on April 3, 1521. His baptismal name was Hernando Cuauhnáhuac Cortés y Sandoval.

Religious figures

Sergio Mendez Arceo bishop Cuernavaca 1970

*Bernardino Álvarez de San Hipólito, founder of the Hospital de la Santa Cruz in Oaxtepec *Agustina Andrade (1695-?), discovered the Virgen de Tlaltenango on August 30, 1720 *Domingo de la Anunciación (16th century), evangelizer of

Tepoztlán Tepoztlán () is a town in the central Mexican state of Morelos. It is located at in the heart of the Tepoztlán Valley. The town serves as the seat of government for the municipality of the same name. The town had a population of 14,130 inhabit ...

who destroyed the ídol of Ometochtli de Tepoztlán * Fray Jorge de Avila (ordained 1526, died 1547) was an Augistinian monk who founded monasteries in Atlathucan, Tlayacapan, Ocuituco, Yecapixtla, and Totolapan. All these monasteries are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. *

Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (March 21, 1816, Zamora, Michoacán — February 4, 1891, Oacalco, Morelos) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, lawyer and doctor of canon law, and politician. He was a member of the imperial regen ...

(b. 1816 in Zamora, Michoacán), Roman Catholic

archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (1863–1864) (d. 1891 in Oacalco, Yautepec) * Diego Durán (c. 1537 – 1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, ''The History of the Indies of New Spain.'' Durán became vicar at the convent in

(1581). * Jacobo Grinberg (born 1946; disappeared December 8, 1994) is/was a ''shaman'' who frequently studied in Tepoztlan and mysteriously disappeared in Cuernavaca. * Ivan Illich (1926–2002) was a Catholic priest & philosopher who co-founded the Centro Intercultural de Documentación in Rancho Tetela in 1965. *Gregorio Lemercier (1912-1987), founder of the monastery of ''Santa María de la Resurrección'' in Santa María Ahucatitlán * Baltasar López Bucio (born 1938) is a Catholic priest. He was a promoter of Liberation Theology and a follower of bishop Sergio Mendez. As the pastor of the church in Tlatenango, Cuernavaca, he commissioned Roberto Martínez García to paint a mural that reflected that tradition of veneration of the Virgin Mary at the old church (said to be the oldest church in continental America). The mural includes Emiliano Zapata, Diego Rivera, Hernán Cortés, and Baltasar on pilgrimage to the church. Later he served as pastor of the parish in

. * Manuel Pío López Estrada (1891–1971). Priest born in

, 6th bishop of Veracruz, and first archbishop of

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of whi ...

(1939–1968). * José Agapito Mateo Minos Campuzano (1852–1938), priest and historian from

. * Sergio Méndez Arceo (1907-1991) was a Bishop of Cuernavaca, 1953–1982. He was a leading proponent of Liberation Theology. *

Florencio Olvera Ochoa Florencio Olvera Ochoa (12 October 1933 – 20 December 2020) was a Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca from 2002 to 2009. Olvera was born in Tequisquiapan, Mexico. He was ordained priest in Querétaro in 1958, was appoint ...

, (1933–2020), Bishop of

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca ( la, Dioecesis Cuernavacensis) (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Toluca. Its seat is in the Cuernavaca Cathedral. S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro was named 12th Bish ...

(2002–2009). *Ozomatzintentli, lord of Cuauhnáhuac,

shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiri ...

Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (October 21, 1856 – June 2, 1920) was born in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, the son of Jesus Plancarte Labastida and Maria de los Angeles Navarrete. He had two younger sisters, Maria Gertrudis and Maria Benita Vir ...

(1856–1920) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Cuernavaca (1898–1911) and an Archbishop of Monterrey. He is best known for his work as an archaeologist. *

Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (11 November 1926 – 24 May 1993) was an Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Mexico who served as the eighth archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Posadas Ocampo was ...

(1926–1993) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Cuernavaca (1983–1987) and an Archbishop & Cardinal of

(1987–1993). *Antonio de Roa (1491-?), Augustinian monk who lived in Totolapan. He walked on coals and left the Christ of Totolapan. *Angelo de San Alberto, Dominican monk who built the aqueduct of Santo Domingo

in 1760

Royalty

Barbara Hutton Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 a ...

(1912–1979) the ''Poor Little Rich Girl'' was an American heiress who had a home in Jiutepec. *

Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (born 2 February 1943) is the youngest daughter of Italy's last King, Umberto II, and his wife, Queen Marie José. Life Born Principessa Maria Beatrice Elena Margherita Ludovica Caterina Romana di Savoia, she ...

(b. 1943) was the youngest daughter of Umberto II of Italy. She lived in

, from 1971 until her husband's murder in 1999. *

Frances Erskine Inglis Frances "Fanny" Erskine Inglis, later the Marquesa of Calderón de la Barca (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1804 – Madrid, Spain, 1882), was born to a family of the nobility and was a 19th-century travel writer best known for her 1843 account, ''L ...

, (1806–1882), Marquesa Calderón de la Barca, was a Scottish woman who married Ángel Calderón de la Barca. Calderon de la Barca was the first plenipotentiary prime minister of Spain in independent Mexico. Francis Erskine Ingles arrived in Cuernavaca in 1841 and went to Atlacumolco, Jiutepec. She wrote ''Life in Mexico'' in 1843, with a preface by the historian

William H. Prescott William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impair ...

. *

(1390–1469) was the 5th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and 2nd

emperor (1440–1469). He established a palace in ''Pozo Azul'', Huaxtepec. Grandson of

, Lord of Cuauhnáhuac. * Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the ''Shah of Iran'' (1941–1979). He lived in exile in Cuernavaca in 1979. He fell ill and was taken to New York City for treatment on October 22, 1979—two weeks before the Iran hostage crisis.

Scientists and inventors

Carlos Arias Ortiz Carlos Federico Arias Ortiz is a Mexican biochemist specialized in rotaviri. Along his wife, Susana López Charretón, he has been a co-recipient of both the 2001 Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology and the 2008 TWAS Prize in Biology. Ar ...

is a biochemist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the

UNAM The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

. *Ricardo Alberto Castañeda, traditional healer and author from

Xoxocotla, Morelos Xoxocotla () is a town located in the southern part of the state of Morelos, about 30 km south of the state capital Cuernavaca. The name comes from the Nahuatl language, ''Xoxo-oco-tlan'': “place where there are green pines". Formerly par ...

* Ce Acatl Topiltzin (c. 895–947) was born in Amatlan and is often associated with

Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl (, ; Spanish: ''Quetzalcóatl'' ; nci-IPA, Quetzalcōātl, ket͡saɬˈkoːaːt͡ɬ (Modern Nahuatl pronunciation), in honorific form: ''Quetzalcōātzin'') is a deity in Aztec culture and literature whose name comes from the Nahu ...

, who invented pulque. He was a Toltec king (977–999). *

Alejandra Bravo María Alejandra Bravo de la Parra (born 29 April 1961) is a Mexican biochemist who was laureated with the 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a powerful insecticide. B ...

de la Parra (born 1961 in Mexico City) is a biochemist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the UNAM. *

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(born in Cuernavaca in 1976) is head of the Department of Perinatal Health at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP). He was a consultant with ''MEASURE Evaluation'' from 2011 to 2015, in Mexico, South Africa, India, and Nepal. He has been a collaborator of the ''Global Burden of Disease'' study since 2015. *

Timothy Leary Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from bold oracle to publicity hound. He was "a her ...

(1920–1996). American psychologist and counterculture figure conducted early experiments into the effects of psychedelic drugs in Cuernavaca from 1960 to 1964. * Susana López Charretón (born 1957 in Mexico City) is a Mexican virologist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the UNAM. She is married to Carlos Arias Ortiz. * Andrés Eloy Martínez Rojas (born 1963) was born in Cuernavaca and lives in Jojutla. In 2006 he discovered and named the Jojutla crater on Mars. From 2012 to 2015 he represented the 4th district (Jojutla) in the state legislature as a member of

Morena Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. G ...

. * Alfredo Quinto is a physicalchemical researcher at the National Technological Institute of Mexico, assigned to the Tec de Zacatepec. In 2016 he became the first Mexican scientist to win the Newton International Fellowship for studies at the University of Oxford. *

Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ...

(1769–1859) was a Prussian naturalist who visited Cuernavaca in 1803 and nicknamed it the ''City of Eternal Spring''.

Visual artists

* David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974) was a Mexican muralist who lived and worked in Cuernavaca. His former studio is now a museum located in a public park named for him. * Lizette Arditti was born in Mexico City in 1947 and has lived in Tepoztlan since 1977. * Robert Brady (1928–1986) was an American art collector and heir to the Mayflower Movers fortune. He bought and restored the former bishop's residence in Cuernavaca, which today houses the Robert Brady Museum. * Enrique Cattaneo y Cramer (born February 9, 1946) was born in Mexico City and lives in Cuernavaca. He teaches at the UAEM. *Cristina Cassy, Mexican painter who won the 3rd place medal in the ''Salon de Oro'' in Madrid, Spain, in 1960, lives in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca. * Jorge Cázares Campos (b. Cuernavaca November 20, 1937, d. Cuernavaca January 11, 2020) landscape painter, studied at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos where he taught since 1976 *

Rafael Coronel Rafael Coronel (24 October 1932 – 7 May 2019) was a Mexican painter. He was the son-in-law of Diego Rivera. His representational paintings have a melancholic sobriety, and include faces from the past great masters, often floating in a diffus ...

, 87, painter (b. 1931 in Zacatecas, d. 2019 in Cuernavaca) * Vicente Gandia Sanz (1935–2009) was born in Barcelona, Spain, and died in Cuernavaca. * Alfredo Guati Rojo (1918–2003) was a Mexican painter who lived in Cuernavaca as a child. * Paula Lazos (1940–2010) was a Mexican painter who was born in Cuernavaca and who studied at the

UAEM The Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM) (Autonomous University of Mexico State) is a public university in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is the largest university institution in the state with over 84,500 students, with its centra ...

. * Joy Laville, (b.

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in U.K., died

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; nationalized Mexican painter and sculptor who lived in Jiutepec. * Liliana Mercenario Pomeroy was born in Mexico city in 1955 and has lived in Cuernavaca since 1994. She teaches at the UAEM. *

Wolfgang Paalen Wolfgang Robert Paalen (July 22, 1905 in Vienna, Austria – September 24, 1959 in Taxco, Mexico) was an Austrian-Mexican painter, sculptor, and art philosopher. A member of the Abstraction-Création group from 1934 to 1935, he joined the in ...

(1907-1959), Austrian-Mexican surrealist painter who lived and worked in Tepoztlàn during his last Mexican period (1954–59). *Sebastián Ortega (1628-?), religious painter Cuernavaca. "Notario de la Inquisición" in 1643 * Yolanda Quijano is a Mexican painter and sculptor who lives in Cuernavaca. * María Luisa Reid (born in 1943 in Zacatepec) is a Mexican sculptor. * Eduardo del Río "Ruis" (1934–2017) was a cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacan and who lived in Las Palmas, Cuernavaca and in Tepoztlán. *

(1886–1957) was a Mexican muralist. He lived in

from 1951 to 1957. *John King Edward Spencer (b. U.K. 1928 - d. Cuernavaca 2005), best known for designing the stone/iron fence of the church of the ''Reyes Magos' in Tetela del Monte, Cuernavaca. Upon his death he donated his home to the city of Cuernavaca as the
Casona Spencer
' cultural center. *

Rufino Tamayo Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo (August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.Sullivan, 170-171Ades, 357 Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, ...

(1899–1991) was a Mexican painter. ''Calle 5 de Mayo'', where he lived in Cuernavaca, was renamed in his honor after his death. * Roger von Gunten (born 1933) was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1933. In 1957 he traveled to Cuernavaca and became a Mexican citizen in 1980. He lives in Tepoztlan.

Writers, educators, and journalists

José Agustín José Agustín Ramírez Gómez (born 19 August 1944) is a Mexican novelist, short story writer, essayist and screenwriter. He is considered as one of the most influential and prolific Mexican writers of the second half of the 20th century. Car ...

(born 1944) is a Mexican writer who lives in Cuautla. *

Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio (; 13 November 1834 – 13 February 1893) was a Mexican radical liberal writer, journalist, teacher and politician. He wrote ''Clemencia'' (1869), which is often considered to be the first modern Mexican novel. ...

(1834–1893). Author of ''El Zarco'', set in Yautepec de Zaragoza between 1861 and 1863. * Agustín Aragón León (1870–1954) was an educator who founded the ''Revista Positiva''. He was born in

. *Pedro Castera, 20th century novelist (''Carmen''), which takes place in Cuernavaca. *María Isabel Cacalpotitla (?-1560), woman who taught Nahuatl to the

Augustinians Augustinians are members of Christian religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13 ...

Ocuituco Ocuituco is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos and the municipal head for the Municipality of Ocuituco which includes the towns of Ocuituco, Huejotengo, Huecahuaxco, Huepalcalco, Metepec, and Ocoxaltepec, as well as a number of settlements with ...

. *Lucio Carpanta, Nahutl teacher and author from

Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama Antonio Diaz Soto y Gama (23 January 1880 – 14 March 1967) was a Mexican politician and revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution. Biography He was born in San Luis Potosí to Conrado Díaz Soto y Gama and Concepción Cruz. He studied in Sa ...

(1880–1967) was born in San Luis Potosí. He was an agrarian leader during the

who supported the

. He encouraged the establishment of schools in

and

Zacualpan de Amilpas Zacualpan de Amilpas is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. The town serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. To the north is the municipality of Tetela del Volcán, to the south is the muni ...

. *

Isidro Fabela José Isidro Fabela Alfaro (28 June 1882 – 12 August 1964) was a Mexican judge, politician, professor, writer, publisher, governor of the State of Mexico, diplomat, and delegate to the now defunct League of Nations. Fabela was born in Atla ...

(1882–1964) was a writer, journalist, and diplomat who was born and died in Cuernavaca. * Erich Fromm (1900–1980). Psychoanalyst and humanist who lived in Cuernavaca from 1956 to 1976. *

Joaquín García Icazbalceta Joaquín García Icazbalceta (August 21, 1824 – November 26, 1894) was a Mexican philologist and historian. He edited writings by Mexican writers who preceded him, wrote a biography of Juan de Zumárraga, and translated William H. Prescott's ''C ...

(1824–1894) was a Mexican philologist and historian who published the newspaper ''La Voz de Morelos'' in defense of the state in 1873. *Juan Antonio Lobato (18th century) writer from Tetecala, provincial leader of the Mercedarians. *Miguel López de Nava (b. in

1858-1942), poet and musician *Sergio Jimenez Bénitez, novelist from

* Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957) was an English writer who lived in the ''Casa de la Bola'' in

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

. He wrote '' Under the Volcano'', a novel set in ''Quauhnahuac'' on the Day of the Dead in 1938. *Juan Francisco Miranda (1720-1759),

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writer born in

Atlacomulco Atlacomulco is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico located in the northwest of the State of Mexico in central Mexico, from the state capital of Toluca. The municipal seat is the city of Atlacomulco de Fabela. The name is derived f ...

, died in Rome *Celia Muñoz Escobar (b. in Cuernavaca 1912-1976), educator, poet, and writer. There is a street in Cuernavaca named after her. * Helena Paz Garro (1938–2014) was a poet who was born in Mexico City, lived most of her life in Switzerland because of her participation in the student movement in 1968, and who died in Cuernavaca. * Manuel Mazari Puerto (1891–1935) was born in

. He was a homeopathic doctor, writer, and historian (''Bosquejo Histórico del Estado de Morelos''). * Gerardo Horacio Porcayo Villalobos (born 1966 in Cuernavaca), is a Mexican science fiction and fantasy writer. Porcayo's novel, ''La primera calle de la soledad'' (Solitude's ''First Road'') is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. *Musito Primo (b. in

, 1839-?), Indigenous writer famous for a comedy. * Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959) was a humanist and writer who lived in Cuernavaca, 1947–1959. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. * Armando Salgado, (1938-2018), photojournalist who captured the Corpus Christi massacre of 120 students in 1971. * René Orta Salgado (ca. 1969 – May 13, 2012) was former Mexican journalist, lawyer, and political activist for the

(PRI). He was killed in Cuernavaca during the election season of 2012; the murder could have been linked to his past in journalism and the Mexican Drug War. * Alma Karla Sandoval (born 1975) is a poet born in Zacatepec. She writes for ''La Jornada Morelos'' and works as a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Morelos Campus. *Arnulfo Soriano, an indigenous poet from Xoxocotla *

(1902–1968) was an American writer. He visited Cuernavaca in 1945, where he was inspired to co-write the screenplay for '' Viva Zapata'' with Jack Wagner * Gutierre Tibon (1905-1999) was an Italian-Mexican author who lived in

, from 1959 until his death at 93 in 1999. *José Urbán Aguirre (b. Cuautla, January 13, 1888), elementary school teacher in eastern Morelos (1906-1930) and politician (1930-1958) * Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French writer who described Cuernavaca in his short story '' A Drama in Mexico'' (1851).

Other

* Daniela Álvarez (born in Cuernavaca in 1993) is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder who won the title at the "Nuestra Belleza Mexico" pageant in 2013. She represented Mexico at the

Miss World 2014 Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. 121 contestants competed for the crown. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strau ...

beauty pageant held on December 14, 2014 in London. *Chicomoyollotzin Pilliciuatzin, wife of Tlaltecatzin, ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnáhuac. *

, wife of

, daughter of

* Samir Flores Soberanes (1989 – February 19, 2019) was born in Amanalco,

Temoac Temoac is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. . The town serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. Temoac comes from Nauhtl and means ''Temog-a'' (descend), ''Atl'' (water), ''Ko'' (adverb of ...

. He was a radio announcer and activist murdered in his hometown during the leadup to the referendum on construction of the thermoelectric plant in Huexca,

Yecapixtla Yecapixtla ( nah, Yecapixtlān ) is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. Yecapixtla means, ''Land of men and women with sharp noses''. The town is home to one of the monastery complexes associa ...

. * The Jojutla crater was discovered on Mars in 2006 by astronomer Andres Eloy Martínez Rojas. * Modesta Lavana Pérez (1929–2010) was an indigenous

Nahua The Nahuas () are a group of the indigenous people of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. They comprise the largest indigenous group in Mexico and second largest in El Salvador. The Mexica (Aztecs) were of Nahua ethnicity, a ...

healer and activist from the town of Hueyapan. She was recognized as an important activist for indigenous rights and women's rights in Morelos, where she worked as a healer and as a legal translator of the Nahuatl language for the state of Morelos. * Roberto Francisco Miranda Moreno (born 1955 in Morelos) is a Mexican General officer who served as the last chief of the Estado Mayor Presidencial (EMP), the institution charged with protecting and safeguarding the President of Mexico and the First Lady of Mexico. The institution was disbanded on December 1, 2018 by President

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...

. *

Graciela Soto Graciela Soto Cámara is a Mexican model who represented her country in Miss International 1999. Nuestra Belleza Mexico Born in Morelos and raised in Cuernavaca, Soto competed against thirty-two other contestants for the national beauty title ...

Cámara (born in Cuernavaca) is a model who represented Mexico in

Miss International 1999 Miss International 1999, the 39th Miss International pageant, was held on 14 December 1999 at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan and hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine. Paulina Gálvez of Colombia was crowned at the end of the event, beco ...

in Tokyo.

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Artists born in Cuernavaca (Spanish)

People representative of Cuernavaca (slide show, Spanish)
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