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| Zacatecas is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. It is located in the north-central region and it is
bounded to the northwest by Durango, to the north by Coahuila and Nuevo León, to the east by San Luis Potosí, to the south by Aguascalientes and Guanajuato
and to the southwest by Jalisco and Nayarit. The state is best known for its rich deposits of silver ore, its colonial architecture and its importance during the
revolution. The state is also known as one of the safest states in the country. Zacatecas has 58 municipalities and the main economic activities are mining,
agriculture and tourism. The state shares its name with its capital and chief center of population, the city of Zacatecas, Zacatecas. Zacatecas is located in the great central plateau of Mexico, with an average elevation of about 7,700 feet (2,300 m). The state is somewhat mountainous, being traversed in the west by lateral ranges of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and by numerous isolated ranges in other parts – Mazapil, Norillos, Guadalupe and others. There are no large rivers, only the small head-streams of the Aguanaval in the north, and of the Guazamota, Bolaños and Juchipila in the west, the last three being tributaries of the Rio Grande de Santiago. The climate is dry and mostly falls in the semi-arid steppe type, although moisture from the Pacific does influence the state in Summer, particularly western sections. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacatecasfor additional information.) |
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Apulco
Apulco serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of Apulco. Apulco had a 2005 census population of 1,453 people. The
first inhabitants of what is now Apulco were the Tecuexes who populated the area approximately in the 10th century. Later that area was inhabited by the Caxcan,
which came from the Teuitlan Valley (now Municipality of Villanueva, Zacatecas), immediately a town arose which was known as Nochistlán, but they were
expelled by its previous inhabitants, who later resided in the area due to the support of
Zacatecas and the Huachichil. In the year of 1541, supported by the
viceroy, Fray Antonio de Segovia moved forward with the Christian evangelization and built a chapel in favor of Saint Peter, patron of the place. Apulco was
declared a town in 1821. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apulcofor additional information.
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Atolinga
Atolinga is located in its southwestern portion of the state. To the south Atolinga is bordered by Tepechitlán and Florencia de Benito
Juárez. To the east it is bordered by Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román and to the north and west by the state of Jalisco. The municipality rests on a mesa that is
the western border of the Tlaltenango Valley. The Atolinga River, which runs through the municipal seat is a tributary of the Bolaños River. Prior to the arrival of
the Spanish to the area, the region around Atolinga was inhabited by indigenous people of the Caxcan and Tepecan ethnic groups. The first Spanish contact with
these people must have been in 1530 when Pedro Almíndez Chirino went through the Valley of Tlaltenango on a northbound expedition.
The first land grantee of the area was Pedro Sernosa, who later sold his land to Juan Fernández de Jara Quemada. The town formed part of the jurisdiction of Tlaltenango for both ecclesiastical purposes and governmental purposes until the beginning of the 1800s. In 1814, a plea was made by the citizenry that the community be granted its own town council and status as a municipality due to the long distance from the municipal seat and the ascending local population. The plea spells out that the town counted with nearly 700 "souls" and that within a radius of two leagues lived more than 3,700 people. In recent decades, Atolinga's population has decreased due to emigration. Migrants from Atolinga can be found throughout the United States, especially in Chicago, Atlanta, and the San Gabriel Valley region of California. Journalist Sam Quinones has written about such migrants in his book Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolinga for additional information.
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Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
The first habitants of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador where the Huichol Indians. In 1918 the region started to become populated with people who
lived on agriculture and grazing animals. In 1921, Governor Donato Moreno granted a motion to legally fund Cañitas with the expropriation of haciendas, where
presently the city lies. By doing so it was requested for the formation of an Ejido which led to Cañitas rising to the level of Independent Congregation of the Municipality
of Fresnillo. In 1921 the first school was founded with the name of Carlos A. Carrillo, which placed special attention to environmental education. That same
year the train station was installed in Cañitas and the community of La Colorada is moved to Cañitas. It wasn't until November 19, 1958 that Cañitas goes from
being a Congregation to become a Municipality. Gilberto Montes Monsiváis was named Municipal president and that same year elections are held in which Herón
Domínguez was declared the winner and became the first elected municipal president of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (1959-1961).
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Florencia de Benito Juárez
Florencia de Benito Juárez, is a municipality located in the southern extreme of the state of Zacatecas on the edge of the Canyon of Tlaltenango.
To the north, the municipality is bordered by the municipality of Atolinga and the state of Jalisco. To the south, the municipality is bordered by the municipality
of Teúl de González Ortega and to the east by Teúl de González Ortega and Tepechitlán. To the west, it is bordered by the state of Jalisco. The municipality
covers an area of 329 km². In 2000, the municipality had a total of 4,368 inhabitants, of which 2,406 lived in the municipal seat.
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Fresnillo
Fresnillo is the largest city in
Zacatecas state, north central Mexico. Fresnillo was founded in 1554 by Francisco de Ibarra. The city, a rail and highway junction, is the center of a rich mining
area known especially for silver. Fresnillo is the location of one of the world's richest silver mines, the Mina Proaño or Fresnillo Mine, which belongs to the Peñoles
mining company. It has a mining school, and agriculture (cereals, beans) and cattle raising are other important economic activities. Fresnillo is also the municipal
seat of the municipality of the same name which surrounds it. The municipality had a population of 196,538 and an areal extent of 4,947 km² (1,910 sq mi). It is
the location of religious pilgrimages to see the famous Santo Niño de Atocha ("Holy Child of Atocha"), a Roman Catholic devotional statue
brought to Mexico from Spain. Click on
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Guadalupe
Guadalupe is the third-largest
city in the state of Zacatecas in Mexico. It lies adjacent to the east side of the city of Zacatecas and is a component of the Zacatecas-Guadalupe metropolitan
area. The city had a 2005 census population of 99,572 inhabitants and serves as municipal seat of the municipality of Guadalupe, which had a population of
129,387. The municipality has an area of 804 km² (310.4 sq mi). The largest other community is the town of Tacoaleche.
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Jalpa
Jalpa is a small town located in the
Mexican state of Zacatecas, close to the border with Jalisco and about a three hour drive south of the capital city, Zacatecas. Jalpa is a colonial-style city, with
cobble stone streets, narrow walkways, impressive cathedrals and a plaza. Jalpa is a very clean and quiet town (pueblo.) Most retailers still close daily during
the "siesta" hour, which is from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm. The main plaza (Arechiga) is frequently visited by the older generation throughout the day. The
"town" gives its residents limited amounts of potable water for usage. Residents get water about two times a week; so most residents rely on a tank
on their roof ("tinaco") for water storage. Click on
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Jerez de García Salinas The city and surrounding municipality of Jerez de García Salinas is located in the center of the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipality of Fresnillo, to the east by the municipalities of Calera and Zacatecas, to the south by Villanueva and Tepetongo and to the west by the municipalities of Valparaíso and Susticacán. It has an area of 1,521 km² (587.26 sq mi). Its largest other community is the town of Ermita de Guadalupe. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerez_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Salinasfor additional information.
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Catholicism being the town's predominant religion, many of the
town's festivities are associated with religious holidays. The city festivities are celebrated in September to celebrate Mexican Independence and the Virgin of
Solitude (La Virgen de La Soledad) and the Guadalupana (Our Lady of Guadalupe) beginning December 12. Another major cultural event is Spring Break (El
Festival de Primavera). Every year Spring Break is celebrated beginning Holy Saturday and continuing for Easter week and the week following, with Charreadas
(Rodeos), traditional dances, horse races, and cultural festivities. The Parade of the Cowboys (Desfile de los Charros) on Holy Saturday is a never to be forgotten
event which culminates with the burning of the Judas effigies (Quema de los Judas) in the early afternoon. The main street is closed to
automobile traffic and taken
over by hundreds of horsemen. Spring Break has attracted tourists from all over Mexico and from residents in the U.S.A. Jerez de García Salinas was designated
on July 13, 2007 a Pueblo Mágico. These magic towns (some 30 or so) are believed to present special customs, events, architecture and other regional attributes
which are especially worthy of visits by tourists, whether national or international.
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Loreto
Loreto is a town and its surrounding municipality of the same name in the southeastern
part of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The
town is the seventh-largest community in the state, with a 2005 census population of 22,085 inhabitants, while the municipality of which it serves as municipal
seat had a population of 43,411. The municipality has an area of 427 km² (164.87 sq mi). People celebrate Nuestra Señora de Loreto (a catholic virgin) from 1 to
10 of each December.. It is an agricultural region where people grow chili, beans, corn and lettuce. This town has good roads to Aguascalientes and Zacatecas.
This town was founded in 1931 with the name Bimabaletes. and in 1956 its official name changed to Loreto. Click on
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Milpillas de Allende
Milpillas de Allende is a town in the southern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas in the municipality of Teúl de González
Ortega. People of this singular town grow corn and blue agave in peculiar red soil, and also engage in cattle ranching. The most important building structure of
the town, is without a doubt the church in the name of San José (Saint Joseph). Its colorful fiesta on his honor is celebrated annually around the second week
of January. The name of the town is a result of the union of: Milpillas (cornfields) and Allende, the last name of Ignacio Allende. The original name was San Jose
de Milpillas, in honor of the town’s patron saint. However by the 1950 government census the town appears with the name Milpillas de Allende.
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Nochistlán
Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, on
December 3, 1531, hired Juan de Oñate to establish a village in Nochistlán; the village would be named Guadalajara to honor Guzmán for having been born in
Guadalajara. Guadalajara was founded in Nochistlán on January 5, having as officials Juan de Oñate, Sancho Ortíz de Zuñiga and Miguel Ibarra. They worked at
this project for only 16 months and created the first layout of Guadalajara. The first news that we have regarding the natives of these lands points to the Tecuexe.
These people established settlements around 1000 A.D. Later in the 12th century a new group of people moved in, these people were called Caxcan and they were
from the valley in Tuitlán, which is now found in the municipality of Villa Nueva Zacatecas. The Caxcan established Nochistlán by driving out the Tecuexe by
force. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nochistl%C3%A1nfor additional information.
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Sombrerete
Sombrerete is a
colonial city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in western part of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Known for being a picturesque city
and for its large deposits of mineral ores, discovered in the sixteenth century. The city is considered the fifth most important city in the state.
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Tayahua
Tayahua is a small
provincial town in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas. The town has less than 12,000 inhabitants. Tayahua is a municipality of the city Villanueva. It is located
West of Villanueva and East of the City Tabasco. This town was once inhabited by the famous actor/singer Antonio Aguilar before he built his own ranch "
El Soyate" approximately 30 km (20 miles) east of Tayahua off the main highway road. Antonio Aguilar and family once lived in La Hacienda by the Catholic
Church in Tayahua.Click on
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Tepechitlán
The municipality of Tepechitlán
is located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located at an average altitude of approximately 1700 meters above sea level. The
municipality covers an area of 584 square kilometers. To the north, it is bordered by the municipality of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román, to the south by the
municipality of Teúl de González Ortega, to the east by the municipalities of Jalpa and Apozol, to the west by the municipalities of Atolinga and Florencia de
Benito Juárez as well as the state of Jalisco. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepechitl%C3%A1n
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Tepetongo
The town of Tepetongo,
located in the municipality of the same namesake, was founded several years after Jerez de Garcia Salinas(16th century AD) was established for a second time,
a few kilometers down the road. The town proper is nestled in a valley surrounded by hills (where the local cemetery is located), villages, and numerous ranches.
The town, much like the state has its economy grounded in agriculture. Most of its citizens work on nearby land in some way or another (own land, cattle). The
town also draws a large portion of its population from nearby villages such as El Salitral, El Salitre, San Antonio, El Salitrillo, Juanchorrey, La Troje, El Capulin,
Susticacan, La Joya, Santa Rosa, and La Tinaja among many others as well as former haciendas such as Viboras. The town and its surroundings were frequent
routes and stopovers for the various revolutionary groups during the Mexican Revolution, and left much of an imprint on its history much like the larger conflicts
that took place in the capital of the state itself of Zacatecas. The town much like the state, has a long history of religious tradition that extends to its buildings,
its culture, and customs. Nearly every village has at least one well kept chapel, and the town itself has a large Gothic church in which ceremonies are held year
round, but the largest festivities take place around the holiday of San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist) on June 24th. The festival draws in people from surrounding
villages and towns (Huejucar, Jerez), and more recently from expatriates living abroad mostly in the U.S., but Europe as well and their children and grandchildren.
The towns population swells to several times its size around this time of year. The festival itself is marked by a mass, reenactments, religious processions during
the day, rodeo events, a fair, and a general nightclub/bar atmosphere and people watching later in the night, albeit with men (and increasingly women) roaming
the streets on horseback all coming to a climax with its large tower of fireworks display, rain notwithstanding every few years.
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Teúl de González Ortega Prior to Spanish conquest and colonization of El Teúl, the town and its surrounding valleys were primarily inhabited by Caxcan peoples. The Caxcans, however, are believed to have displaced the Tecuexe people sometime in the 12th century. The region was conquered by Pedro Almíndez Chirino and Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán on June 24, 1536. The town's founding under the colonial Spanish government is attributed to Capitán Juan Delgado and fray Juan Pacheco. The latter is also credited with gifting the town's indigenous inhabitants an image of Saint John the Baptist, who later became the town's patron saint.
In March of 1574, Martín Henríquez, Governor and Captain General of New Spain and New Galicia and President of the Royal Audience in Mexico City commanded the Order of Saint Francis to establish a convent and mission in the town.
The construction of the present parish temple was initiated by fray José Gutiérrez in 1772. In 1800, the parish was secularized. Upon independence in 1821, El Teúl was part of the municipality of Tlantenango. In 1844 it was made a separate municipality within the canton of Tlaltenango and on December 24, 1849, the name of the municipality was changed to San Juan Bautista del Teúl. The name was changed again on January 9, 1935 to Teúl de González Ortega in honor of Jesús González Ortega, who was raised in the town, was a military commander, served as a deputy in the state assembly, as governor of the state of Zacatecas and president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%BAl_de_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Ortegafor additional information.
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Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román The municipality of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The average elevation of the municipality is 1,723 meters (5,653 ft) above sea level and the municipality covers an area of 747.082 square kilometers (288.4 sq mi). The municipality lies in a valley bordered by the Sierra de Morones and lies on the banks of the Tlaltenango River, which runs north and is a tributary of the Bolaños River. The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Momax and General Joaquin Amaro, to east by the municipalities of Huanusco and Jalpa, to the south by the municipalities of municipality of Tepechitlán and to the west by the municipality of Atolinga. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlaltenango_de_S%C3%A1nchez_Rom%C3%A1n for additional information.
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Zacatecas
Zacatecas is a city
in Mexico, the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It was founded 1548, two years after the nearby discovery of silver, and became an officially-recognized city in
1584. Its population as of the 2005 census was 122,889. Zacatecas is also the municipal seat of the municipality of Zacatecas which surrounds the city. The
municipality had a population of 132,035 and an area of 444 km² (171.4 sq mi). The city is the largest in the state, slightly larger than Fresnillo (pop. 110,892),
but the municipality of Fresnillo (pop. 196,538) has a greater area, with more population in its outlying communities.
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Zacatecas is built in a deep, narrow ravine, 2496 m (8050 ft) above sea level, with narrow, crooked streets (callejones in Spanish) climbing the steep hillsides,
and white, flat-roofed houses. The colonial center is a UNESCO World Heritage site and features elaborately decorated buildings, old palaces, residences and
mansions; cobblestoned streets, colonial fountains and wrought-iron lanterns. The more modern outer suburbs are a mix of cinderblock shanties and gated communities
for the wealthy. The city is centered on the Plaza de Armas, an open square bordered by the cathedral and old 18th century mansion that houses the governor's
palace. Other small plazas and parks (jardines) dot the city, among them the Jardín de la Independencia and the tiny (19 m²) Jardín de Juárez
where the municipal palace is installed. Churches abound, and many have recently been converted into art galleries or museums.
►Cathedral: It is one
of the most beautiful examples of churrigueresque architecture in Mexico. It is an elaborately carved red-stone (cantera) structure that was built between 1730 and
1760. It is flanked by two towers with an exuberant ornamentation and has a notable facade that was richly sculpted but its once decorated interior was looted
during the civil wars of the 19th and 20th centuries. Its cupola was reconstructed in 1836 and imitates that one of the church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto in Mexico
City.
►Church of Santo Domingo:
Almost in front of the cathedral, on one of the corners of the Plaza de Armas, lies Veyna Alley, leading to the church of Santo Domingo that was built by the
Jesuits between 1746 and 1749 and has a beautiful baroque facade. Splendid gold wood-carved altarpieces, all of them churrigueresque, and Francisco Antonio
Vallejo paintings (XVIII) that represent scenes of The Passion can be found inside.
►College of La Compañía de Jesus:
It shows a richly sculpted facade; the cloister is surrounded by halls whose vaults are decorated with cherubim.
►Church of San Agustin: It
has a picturesque facade decorated with a bas-relief.
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Parish of La Virgen del Patrocinio: It lies at the summit of a hill, Cerro de la Bufa. It was built in 1728.
►Del Cubo aqueduct: It runs
through the city. It was constructed more than 250 years ago.
►Zacatecas is home to the Autonomous University of Zacatecas
(UAZ) and a branch of the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM).
Overlooking the city from an elevation of 150 m (500 ft) is the Cerro de la Bufa, a rocky outcropping crowned by a chapel and which is a popular spot for hiking and taking in the view of the city below. The city is also famous for its "Teleférico", an aerial tramway built by an Swiss company in 1978. The tramway starts at the Cerro del Grillo and "flies" over downtown Zacatecas giving passengers a breathtaking view of the city. The tramway then climbs up to the Cerro de la Bufa where passengers can either visit a museum or enjoy the view of the city. Tourists particularly visit Zacatecas during the September Feria nacional de Zacatecas and again in the spring during Easter Week
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The state has touristic cities like: Zacatecas, and Sombrerete. Near Sombrerete is a small town called La Noria, it is small but on July 27 they have a big festival celebrating the saint "San Pantaleon". There are other places like Jerez, and places like Sierra de Organos, Sierra de Cardos, and Altavista.►Zacatecas: The colonial center of this city is a UNESCO World Heritage site and features elaborately decorated buildings, cobblestoned streets, and wrought-iron lanterns.
►Sombrerete: Colonial city established in 1555 as a village, actually is a small city, is the fifth most important in the state, and considered the second most beautiful city in the state. The city features old and beautiful churches built in the New Spain Era, with decorated, old buildings. The municipality has touristic forests, and Sierra de Organos, world famous for filming of western movies.
►Jerez de Garcia Salinas: A city near the capital city of Zacatecas (Zacatecas City), has colonial buildings and the Santuario and Parroquial Churches, made known internationally by Lopez Velarde, a writer born in that city. It also has beautiful colonial buildings some of which are now lighted at night. Jerez was designated as a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2007 because of its customs, traditions, cuisine and its people. More than 20 years in the past (1988) it had already been designated as a National Monument.
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Coming Soon, In the mean time, if you have anything you believe should be added to this section of Getting Away, please send it to Jim at Getting Away. mailto: jimbruner@gettingaway.com
If you have anything you believe should be added to this section of Getting Away, please send it to Jim at Getting Away. mailto:jimbruner@gettingaway.com
