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Cuautla

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Cuautla (kwou`tlä), city (1990 pop. 110,242), Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuautla River valley. It is a highway junction and the heart of a sugarcane and rice district; in the late 20th cent. it experienced growth as an outlying suburb of Mexico City. Cuautla's hot springs and lovely scenery make it a popular resort and tourist attraction. Historically, Cuautla is famous for the heroic defense made there in 1812 by patriot forces under José María Morelos y Pavón Morelos y Pavón, José María , 1765–1815, Mexican leader in the revolution against Spain, a national hero. He was, like Hidalgo y Costilla, a liberal priest.
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, who cut through Spanish besieging forces. The city is sometimes called Ciudad Morelos.


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Adame, a former federal senator, won with strong support in Cuernavaca and Cuautla, the state's two most populated communities.
German Scherer, owner of Casa de Los Arboles, near Cuautla, Morelos, said groups represent 30% of his business, and three halls for special events are an important part of the facilities.
Mora and his familial employees all came from Cuautla, a town of 5,000 or so in Mexico, where many farm for corn, squash, beans and peanuts.
 
 
 
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