Museum of the Army and Air Force of Mexico
Filomeno Mata 6, Centro, Cuautemoc, Mexico City, Mexico
About the company:
The Museum of the Army and Air Force of Mexico has collected an exposition that stores information about the development and formation of the Mexican armed forces system from the time of the arrival of the Spaniards to the twentieth century.
The basis of the collection is a variety of weapons, items of horse harness and equipment of soldiers. An important place in the museum’s collection belongs to the sculpture of Cuautemoc, who was the last Aztec ruler.
The museum is located in the hospital of Bethlemitas, namely in the chapel. The building was built in the XVII century. One of the walls is decorated with metal reliefs, which were made in 1889 by Jesus F. Contreras. The bas-reliefs depict the Indian chiefs Iscoatl, Nesahualcoyotl and Totokihuatzin.