Cerro de las Campanas, National park in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
The hill rises above the city landscape with stone formations and a memorial chapel marking the execution site of Emperor Maximilian I.
In 1867, Emperor Maximilian I and two Mexican generals faced execution on this hill, marking the end of French intervention in Mexico.
The Memorial Chapel, constructed in 1900, contains a wooden cross made from the ship that brought Emperor Maximilian to Mexican shores.
The national park receives visitors daily from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, featuring guided tours through five permanent exhibition rooms.
Natural rock formations on the hill produce bell-like sounds when struck due to their metallic composition of bronze, silver, copper, and antimony.
Location: Santiago de Querétaro
Inception: July 7, 1937
GPS coordinates: 20.59340,-100.41000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:04
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College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
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Teatro de la República
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Emperor Maximilian Memorial Chapel
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Basilica de Soriano
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EcoCentro Expositor Querétaro
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Museo La Esquina del Juguete popular Mexicano
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Museo Regional de Querétaro
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Queretaro
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Museo de los Conspiradores
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Museo de Sitio El Cerrito
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Museo Fundación Santiago Carbonell
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Museo del Nacimiento
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Archaeological Zone La Cruz
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Alberca El capulín
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Old Train Station
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