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Chapultepec Castle
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Chapultepec Castle is located on top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City's Chapultepec park. The name Chapultepec is the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means "on the hill of the grasshopper". It is loc
A view of the castle from within Chapultepec park.
A view of the castle from within Chapultepec park.
Maximilian I of Mexico by Winterhalter, 1864. This portrait, along with the Empress Carlota's and others, hangs in the castle's music room.
Maximilian I of Mexico by Winterhalter, 1864. This portrait, along with the Empress Carlota's and others, hangs in the castle's music room.
The music room in the time of the Second Mexican Empire.
The music room in the time of the Second Mexican Empire.
A floorplan of the castle's ground floor.
A floorplan of the castle's ground floor.
Battle of Chapultepec
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The Battle of Chapultepec took place between U.S. troops and Mexican forces holding the strategically located Chapultepec Castle on the outskirts of Mexico City on September 13, 1847 during the Mexica
Chapultepec Castle
…cadet training. Several structural modifications were made, including the addition of the watchtower known as Caballero Alto ("Tall Knight"). During the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexican troops stood strong and preferred to face death defending their country, as opposed to surrendering to American forces. On September 13, 1847…
Illustration of the battle by Carl Nebel
Illustration of the battle by Carl Nebel
Disposition of forces
Disposition of forces
Painting on a ceiling of the Chapultepec Castle by Gabriel Flores depicting Juan Escutia [es] leaping from the castle walls to his death, wrapped in t
Painting on a ceiling of the Chapultepec Castle by Gabriel Flores depicting Juan Escutia [es] leaping from the castle walls to his death, wrapped in the Mexican flag in order to prevent the flag from falling into U.S. hands.
Plate and place where the remains of six Mexican soldiers were said to be found in Chapultepec in 1947
Plate and place where the remains of six Mexican soldiers were said to be found in Chapultepec in 1947