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3. ^ Yucatán joined to the federation as the Federated Republic of Yucatán (Spanish: República Federada de Yucatán). [22] 4. ^ Sonora joined to the federation along with Sinaloa as Estado de Occidente, also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa. 5. ^ Coahuila joined to the federation along with Texas as Coahuila y Tejas.
Jalisco, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, [b] is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by six states, Nayarit , Zacatecas , Aguascalientes , Guanajuato , Michoacán , and Colima .
1591 – Jesuit college founded. [citation needed] 1618 – Guadalajara Cathedral built. [3] 1690 – Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded. [citation needed] 1692 – Templo de San Francisco de Asís (church) built. 1774 – Governor's Palace built on Plaza de Armas. [4] 1786 – Spanish intendancy established. [5] 1792
The coat of arms of Jalisco (Spanish: Escudo de Jalisco, lit. "state shield of Jalisco") is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco in Mexico. [1]This shield symbolizes the nobility and lordship of the city of Guadalajara; virtues that the Spanish crown recognized in the work and dangers that the city's inhabitants had endured in the conquest and settlement of the city. [2]
Spanish exploration of the area began in 1531 with Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán's expedition. He named the main city founded in the area Villa de Guadalajara after his birthplace and called the area he conquered "la Conquista del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España" ("the Conquest of the Holy Spirit of Greater Spain"). The name was not approved.
Guadalajara (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ə ˈ h ɑːr ə / GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; [5] Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ⓘ) is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco.According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 8th most populous city in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, [6] [7] making ...
By Decree Number 22228, of 30 May 2008, the Jalisco State Congress shortened the term of governor, for the only time, from six years, to five years nine months and five days, in such a way that according to Transitory Article Six, subsection (c), the governor "will take office on 1 March 2013 and will conclude his mandate on 5 December 2018."
Tizapán el Alto is located in the Southeast region of the state of Jalisco, between coordinates 20°02 ′ 40″ — 20°56 ′ 15″ north latitude and 102°36 ′ 06″ — 103°09 ′ 40″ west longitude; at a height of 5026 feet meters above sea level.