Valparaíso, Zacatecas
Valparaíso, Zacatecas | |
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| Ciudad de Valparaíso[1] | |
| The town square located in front of the mayor's office. The town square located in front of the mayor's office. | |
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Coat of arms of Valparaíso, Zacatecas Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Spanish: El valle (English: The valley) | |
Valparaíso, Zacatecas is located in Zacatecas Show map of ZacatecasValparaíso, Zacatecas Valparaíso, Zacatecas Valparaíso, Zacatecas is located in Mexico Show map of MexicoValparaíso, Zacatecas Valparaíso, Zacatecas | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W / 22.767°N 103.567°W / 22.767; -103.567 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Foundation | December 8, 1568 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guadalupe Ortiz |
| Elevation | 1,890 m (6,200 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12 919 [2] |
| • Demonym | Valparaisense |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Website | Official website |
Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso] ) is a city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas.
Geography
[edit ]It is located at 22°46′0′′N 103°34′0′′W / 22.76667°N 103.56667°W / 22.76667; -103.56667 on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.
History
[edit ]Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.[citation needed ]
Economy
[edit ]Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.[citation needed ]
Notable people
[edit ]- Jesús González Ortega (1822-1881), military and politician
- Manuel Felguérez (b. 1928) sculptor and painter
Twin towns
[edit ]- United States Hanover Park (Illinois, USA), 2013
References
[edit ]- ^ i.e.: "City of Valparaíso"
- ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010. Retrieved 2013年03月23日.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons
