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Chapultepec Castle, along with Iturbide Palace, also in Mexico City, are the only royal palaces in North America which were inhabited by monarchs. It was built during the Viceroyalty of New Spain as a summer house for the highest colonial administrator, the viceroy .
In 1785, the Franciscan hermitage was demolished to make way for the Chapultepec Castle, converting the hill and the forest around it into a summer retreat for colonial viceroys. The area was walled off from the general public and was the scene of elegant parties.
Apr 18, 2019 · Learn about Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle, a historic site inhabited by the ancient Aztecs and Mexican leaders that is now a national museum.
Dec 28, 2010 · Discover Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, Mexico: The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.
Apr 14, 2020 · Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City is the only castle to house royalty in North America. Culture Trip surveys the landmark’s history. Meixco City’s Chapultepec castle has played a role in takeover plots, accusations of foul play, and executions over the centuries.
Jan 16, 2020 · Chapultepec Castle stands at the top of Chapultepec Hill, overlooking the capital of Mexico City. It seems strange to have a neo-classical, European-looking castle in the middle of the metropolitan and modern downtown.
Mexican-American War: Chapultepec Castle. Attack on the Castle Chapultepec, print by Nathaniel Currier, 1848. Chapultepec was the scene of the last-ditch Mexican resistance in the war between Mexico and the United States (1846–48). U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott, having seized Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, advanced on the capital.
