Morelos II

Morelos II is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,235 metres. Morelos II is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia Ampliación Penitenciaría, as well as near Colonia 10 de Mayo.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Morelos II”
Postal code: 15280

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Palacio de Lecumberri.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.

Palacio de Lecumberri

Public building

Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive.

Morelos metro station

Railway stop

Photo: Dge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morelos is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in Venustiano Carranza borough, in the north of Mexico City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Centro

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.

Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 2½ km northwest of Morelos II.