Palacio de Gobierno

The Government Palace is a handsome brick building with ornate stone trim that dominates the north side of the plaza. On the ground floor and along the walls of the staircase to the upper level is an impressive series of brilliantly colored murals painted by a local artist, Desiderio Hernándes, depicting the early history of the Indians and the story of the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés. These strong, vibrant, 20^th-century paintings were done by a local artist, Desiderio Hermández Xochitiotzin.