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Sculpture close to the University of Guadalajara building Mayor of Guadalajara Alfonso Petersen with Emir Kusturica at the Telmex Auditorium. The Mexican city of Guadalajara has served, since colonial times, as one of the strongest cultural hubs in the country and, as the capital of the state of Jalisco, it has absorbed, and contributed to adapt, many traditions from neighbouring towns and places.
Joaquín Romo (1888), Guadalajara: Apuntes históricos, biográficos, estadísticos y descriptivos de la capital del estado de Jalisco (in Spanish), México: I. Paz, OCLC 11440546, OL 6720017M Eduardo A. Gibbon (1893), Guadalajara: (La Florencia Mexicana) Vagancias Y Recuerdos (in Spanish), Guadalajara: Imp. del "Diario de Jalisco", OCLC 1703445
Guadalajara (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ə ˈ h ɑːr ə / GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; [5] Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ⓘ) is the capital and the most populous city of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, being the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco.
Wrought iron is principally worked in Guadalajara, and in Sayuda where they make knives, blades and machetes and is home to the Knife Museum. Silver is worked into jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.) in Guadalajara, which is one of Mexico's main centers for this work. Pewter is worked into bowls, plates, frames and more. [1]
The complex was founded in 1810 by the Bishop of Guadalajara in order to combine the functions of a workhouse, hospital, orphanage, and almshouse.It owes its name to Juan Ruiz de Cabañas who was appointed to the see of Guadalajara in 1796 and engaged Manuel Tolsá, a renowned architect from Mexico City, to design the structure.
Jalisco is divided into 125 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Guadalajara. Jalisco is one of the most economically and culturally important states in Mexico, owing to its natural resources as well as its long history and culture. [10]
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The Guadalajara Pride celebrations are usually preluded by a week of cultural events focused on the LGBT community to promote human rights and practice the right of freedom of speech, this week is called Semana de la diversidad (week of the diversity) and host the famous MIX Festival which is the International LGBT Film Festival of Guadalajara ...