Source: WTL photo taken on site in Cuernavaca.
Image: The view is from the Palacio de Cortés looking directly at the giant statue in the center of the Plaza de Armas (English: Place d'Armes), which adjoins the Jardín Juárez.
Comments: The statue is of Morelos, one of the leaders and heroes of the Mexican War of Independence (1811-1821) from Spain. José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (1765-1815) was a Catholic priest who led the independence movement after the death of the war's first leader, Miguel Hidalgo; the latter died in 1811. Morelos was captured by the Spanish colonial forces and executed for treason in 1815. (In the first decade of the 21st century, this statue was moved from the location shown here to a corner of the Zócalo.)
Comment: Once again, when this statue dedicated to Morelos was first placed directly opposite (i.e., juxtaposed to) the Palacio de Cortés, it seemed deliberately to make a strong statement. (A) What is your thought? (B) Second: what do you think of the fact that the most powerful politicians and civil leaders got the statue moved a short but meaningful distance away from the Palacio de Cortés?