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'' 'Valle de Santiago''' is a city and its surrounding [[Municipalities of Mexico | municipality]] of the same name located in the south of the [[Mexican state]] of [[Guanajuato]]. The city lies in the east-central part of the municipality. The [[indigenous Mexicans]] were the first to live in the area. there tribes were [[P'urhépecha]] and the [[Chichimeca Jonaz]] |
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==Geography== |
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90 kilometres south of the city of Guanajuato and in northwest of the city in there are seven volcanic in the area. |
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|official_name = Valle de Santiago |
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|image_skyline = Presidencia Municipal Valle de Santiago 01.jpg |
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|image_caption = The cityhall of Valle de Santiago |
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|pushpin_map = Mexico Guanajuato#Mexico |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guanajuato |
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|coordinates = {{coord|20.39198|N|101.18160|W|display=inline}} |
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|subdivision_type1 = Country |
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|subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = State |
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|subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Guanajuato}} |
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|area_total_km2 = 819.6 |
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|area_blank1_title = Seat |
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|area_blank1_km2 = 13.72 |
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|population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/guanajuato/11042__valle_de_santiago/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Valle de Santiago municipality with localities</ref> |
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|population_as_of = 2020 census |
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|population_total = 150054 |
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|population_blank1_title = Seat |
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|population_blank1 = 72663 |
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|population_density_km2 = auto |
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}} |
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'''Valle de Santiago''' is a [[municipio (Mexico)|''municipio'' (municipality)]] in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Guanajuato]], and also the name of its largest township and ''[[cabecera municipal]]'' (municipal seat). The municipality is located in the southern portion of the state in the [[Bajío]] region of [[Mexican Plateau|central Mexico]], and has an area of some {{convert|819.6|km2|sqmi}}. The city of Valle de Santiago lies at an elevation of {{convert|1744|m|ft|0}} in the east-central part of the municipality, approximately {{convert|90|km|mi|0}} south of the state capital, [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]]. |
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The settlement was founded in 1607 in the village known as Camembaro which in purépecha means "valley of the artemisias" (a very fragrant plant). Toward the end of the 17th century the Hospital de Tarascos was founded here to care for the natives who were victims of epidemics devastating the population. What makes Valle de Santiago is famous in part Because of its seven "luminaries" which are seven volcano craters located NW of the city, and the legend that [[UFO]]'s visited the region and gave locals means to grow gigantic vegetables. During 1980, the Secretariat of Hydraulic Resources awarded a contract to drill several water wells to supply the basic water needs of the city. The company was awarded Drilling Mexico |
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Valle de Santiago is know for its Feast Day, July 25th, where the local patron saint santiago is honored with music, food and [[festivités]]. |
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Included in the religious celebrations is the traditional ROZAS, where the reenactment battles of the [[Moors]] and the [[Christians]] is celebrated every 26th of July. |
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From its beautiful [[cathedral]] to its many quaint churches and streets, Valle is known for its hospitality, food and warm atmosphere. |
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Also, its many volcanoes or "craters" are a must see for any visitor, The Hoyas of Cintora, Parangeo, and La Alberca are well worth a side trip to any visit to this town. The volcanic craters are now occupied by lakes, one of which is said to be home to a monster similar to Nessie, named Chan, but until today nobody had ever seen it, and for businesses there are some photographs about this monster on sale in this town.The volcanoes, it is said, have some special light effects showing that this geographical area is a by-pass for [[UFO]] that also just a few people from this town has seen. [[USA]], [[Europe]] and [[Japan]] TV Broadcasters have been waiting in these volcanic areas with video cameras the passing of UFOs, unsuccessfully. |
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Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato is an excellent place for outdoor activities like walking around the immense outside and inside of each crater.Hiking is one of the best ways to relax in this town, so many people there go on a picnic with family and friends, too.The round open top of the volcano named The pool is huge and everybody can see from the top the seven or more craters around it. The pool has a deep green lake of water where teenagers and adults have swimming races, but it is not a suitable place to swim with children or beginners because, it is said, there is no near bottom of the crater, the distance from the water surface of this lake to the bottom reaches several feet. |
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Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato is a famous place when going to bypass through Santiago.Nowadays Salamanca, Valley City is not an indigenous community, but in Valle several persons had found remains underground Which have shown that hundreds years ago when the volcanoes erupted, sent ashes and rock into sky and onto a very large area of the ground around each volcano, the expansion of ashes was so rapid killing the indigenous people living at the time.Evidence of this kind of communities were found by Mujica Mr.Cenobio Solis who with his father and brothers owned a ranch named "Altamira" he and his workers were digging soil for seeding, they hit hard materials, so Mr.Cenobio Solis ordered to dig a small hole and they came across the bones of very ancient people Whose bodies were adorned with necklaces, and surrounded with ancient pottery: objects made out of baked clay.Primitive remains that nobody had ever before seen and so Mr.Cenobio Solis ordered to leave the bones into the same soil. Three pieces of this pottery are now in Japan, Nara Prefecture, Oji Town, kept by Ozaki Ms.Elena Solis who inherited these 3 pieces of pottery from her father, she is now married to a Japanese potter from Osaka Prefecture (Kashiwara City, Kokubu ) Mr.Yasuo Ozaki.These pottery shows the special skills and knowledge in ceramics, that indigenous communities living in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, had perhaps at the time the seven or more volcanoes erupted over the land. |
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Guanajuato is still a virgin territory for archaeologists where archaeological remains are kept covered by soil and ancient ashes. |
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The settlement was founded in 1607 by Pedro Martínez Rincón, Pedro Rivera, Diego Tamayo, Francisco Gómez, Francisco Santoyo, Silvestre de Aguirre, Luis Fonseca, Antonio Estrada, Andrés Cuéllar and Juan Martínez. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.valledesantiago.gob.mx/index.php/valle-de-santiago/historia-y-cultura|title=Historia y Cultura|last=Social|first=Comunicación|website=www.valledesantiago.gob.mx|language=es-es|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> |
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As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,058 (the ninth-largest community in the state), while the municipality had a population of 141,058. |
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== Volcanic Craters == |
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[[File:La Alberca 01.JPG|thumb|La Alberca currently.]] |
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Over 30 inactive volcanic craters are located in Valle de Santiago, but only 7 of those are recognized, and protected as they have been declared a national monument. The seven volcanic craters are known as [[Siete Luminarias]] and include Cíntora, Hoyas de Santa Rosa, La Alberca, San Nicolás de Parangueo, Blanca, Estrada, Álvarez and Solís. Many of these craters naturally evolved into crater-lakes, and they would later become recreational spots. La Alberca, which translates to "the pool", was once an abundant lake that just over 40 years ago was filled with fresh water, but due to human activity has now dried up and been populated with cacti and shrubs. One of the biggest factors for the current state of these now dried crater lakes is the over extraction of groundwater for both water supply and irrigation. <ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Alcocer|first=Javier|date=September 2000|title=Water Use (And Abuse) and its Effects on the Crater-Lakes of Valle de Santiago, Mexico|journal=Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management|volume=5|issue=3|pages=144–149|doi=10.1046/j.1440-1770.2000.00113.x}}</ref> The government has banned groundwater extraction and they are making various efforts to conserve the condition of these seven craters and prevent further damage. Since the Siete Luminarias are essential for agriculture and wildlife, there is a large amount of effort being pushed towards their preservation.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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* https://www.webcitation.org/5msVc9rGy?url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070317205520/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato Guanajuato] Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.valledesantiago.gob.mx/ Valle de Santiago] Official municipal government website |
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* [http://www.valledesantiago.org.mx/ El Pais de la Siete Luminarias] Valle de Santiago The first website on the Internet |
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[[es: Valle de Santiago]] |
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[[eo: Valle de Santiago (komunumo)]] |
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[[nl: Valle de Santiago]] |
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[[ru: Валье-де-Сантьяго]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 23 August 2023
Valle de Santiago | |
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Municipio | |
 The cityhall of Valle de Santiago | |
  Valle de Santiago Location in Guanajuato  Valle de Santiago Valle de Santiago (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 20°23′31″N 101°10′54″W / 20.39198°N 101.18160°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | 
Guanajuato |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 819.6 km2 (316.4 sq mi) |
| • Seat | 13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 150,054 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 72,663 |
| • Seat density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Valle de Santiago is a municipio (municipality) in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and also the name of its largest township and cabecera municipal (municipal seat). The municipality is located in the southern portion of the state in the Bajío region of central Mexico, and has an area of some 819.6 square kilometres (316.4 sq mi). The city of Valle de Santiago lies at an elevation of 1,744 metres (5,722 ft) in the east-central part of the municipality, approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of the state capital, Guanajuato.
History[edit]
The settlement was founded in 1607 by Pedro Martínez Rincón, Pedro Rivera, Diego Tamayo, Francisco Gómez, Francisco Santoyo, Silvestre de Aguirre, Luis Fonseca, Antonio Estrada, Andrés Cuéllar and Juan Martínez. [2]
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,058 (the ninth-largest community in the state), while the municipality had a population of 141,058.
Volcanic Craters[edit]
Over 30 inactive volcanic craters are located in Valle de Santiago, but only 7 of those are recognized, and protected as they have been declared a national monument. The seven volcanic craters are known as Siete Luminarias and include Cíntora, Hoyas de Santa Rosa, La Alberca, San Nicolás de Parangueo, Blanca, Estrada, Álvarez and Solís. Many of these craters naturally evolved into crater-lakes, and they would later become recreational spots. La Alberca, which translates to "the pool", was once an abundant lake that just over 40 years ago was filled with fresh water, but due to human activity has now dried up and been populated with cacti and shrubs. One of the biggest factors for the current state of these now dried crater lakes is the over extraction of groundwater for both water supply and irrigation. [3] The government has banned groundwater extraction and they are making various efforts to conserve the condition of these seven craters and prevent further damage. Since the Siete Luminarias are essential for agriculture and wildlife, there is a large amount of effort being pushed towards their preservation.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Valle de Santiago municipality with localities
- ^ Social, Comunicación. "Historia y Cultura". www.valledesantiago.gob.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ a b Alcocer, Javier (September 2000). "Water Use (And Abuse) and its Effects on the Crater-Lakes of Valle de Santiago, Mexico". Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management. 5 (3): 144–149. doi:10.1046/j.1440-1770.2000.00113.x.
- https://www.webcitation.org/5msVc9rGy?url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics
- Guanajuato Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico
External links[edit]
- Valle de Santiago Official municipal government website
- El Pais de la Siete Luminarias Valle de Santiago The first website on the Internet
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