Mexico Guide
Mexico City
Palacio Municipal
The Plaza Central is home to the sixteenth-century church of San Juan and the small Palacio Municipal (also known as the Casa de Cortés), said to have been built by Cortés himself. Inside the palacio are two murals by pupils of Rivera's – one by Aurora Reyes depicting the Conquest, and one by Diego Rosales showing the torture of Cuauhtémoc. The latter is particularly apposite since it was in Coyoacán that the Aztec leader was tortured and finally killed. The murals aren't open to the public, but if you ask at the tourist office in the same building (just inside the main entrance, on the right; daily 8am–8pm; 
55/5658-0221) they might let you take a peek at Reyes's mural, in the Sala de Cabildos, a municipal office. The other mural is in the capilla (registry office), which is only open if there's a wedding on – should you stumble upon one you can discreetly put your head round the door for a quick look.