Valparaíso, Zacatecas | |
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Ciudad de Valparaíso[1] | |
![]() The town square located in front of the mayor's office. | |
Nickname: Spanish: El valle (English: The valley) | |
Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W / 22.767°N 103.567°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Zacatecas |
Foundation | December 8, 1568 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jorge Torres Mercado |
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 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]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 2013-03-23.
External links
[edit] Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons