Chapingo Autonomous University, Agricultural university in Texcoco de Mora, Mexico.
Chapingo Autonomous University is an agricultural college in Texcoco de Mora, Mexico, located on the grounds of a former hacienda. The campus includes research buildings, laboratories, experimental plots, and teaching spaces spread across several hectares, connected by tree-lined paths and open green areas.
The institution began in 1854 as the National School of Agriculture at the San Jacinto monastery in Mexico City and moved to Texcoco in 1923 after the revolution. The new site occupied the grounds of an expropriated hacienda made available to the state.
The ceremonies room displays murals by Diego Rivera that show scenes from farming life and the relationship between people and the land. The paintings combine Mexican symbolism with everyday rural work, offering insight into the visual language of the early twentieth century.
The campus is open on weekdays and visitors can explore public areas, though it is important to respect ongoing academic activities. The ceremonies hall with the murals can be visited by prior request, with access depending on the university calendar.
The grounds hold a museum of agriculture that documents the history of Mexican farming methods and tools from pre-Columbian times to the present. The collection includes traditional plows, irrigation systems, and seeds of native crops.
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