History of Morelos, Conquest and Revolution
History of Morelos, Conquest and Revolution (1929–1930) was a fresco painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in Cuernavaca's Palace of Cortés. The piece was commissioned by Dwight Morrow, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico at the time. Rivera chose the history of Mexico's conquest for the subject of the mural. The mural begins with the invasion of Mexico by the Spanish, going in chronological order of Mexico's history from that invasion. Rivera chose to focus on the region of Cuernavaca, as that was the mural's location, and the Indigenous peoples of that region, showing their reactions towards the Spaniards' invasion and the events that took place afterwards. It is still available for viewing inside the Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca today. About the artist Diego Rivera was a well-known artist from Mexico. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and began studying art at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City by the age of ten. In his adult years, Rivera spent time studying art in Europe both in Madrid, Spain and Paris, France. While there, he spent time with other artists, such as Ilya Ehrenburg and Max Jacob, learning new styles of art. Rivera returned to Mexico in 1921 and then