Aguascalientes (city)

Aguascalientes
Coordinates: 21 ° 53 ′  N , 102 ° 17 ′  W Aguascalientes​ Aguascalientes on the map of Aguascalientes
Location of Aguascalientes in Mexico
Basic data
Country	Mexico
State	Aguascalientes
Municipio	Aguascalientes
City foundation	1575
Residents	722,250  (2010)
- in the metropolitan area	932.298
City insignia
Detailed data
height	1885  m
Website	www.ags.gob.mx

Aguascalientes ( Spanish : "warm water") is the capital of the central Mexican state of the same name , Aguascalientes .

The city has 722,250 inhabitants and is named after the thermal springs , which can be found in abundance there. It is known for the Feria San Marcos , one of the largest Mexican folk festivals , which takes place annually in April.

history

According to the official Spanish historiography of the time, the city was founded in 1575 under the name Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Aguascalientes . The name is a reference to the warm springs that were found here and are now mainly used for swimming pools with healing properties. When the city was founded in 1575, the Spaniards wanted to get a fort to ward off rebellious Chichimecs .

economy

The Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has been operating Planta Automotriz Nissan in Aguascalientes since November 13, 1982 . The March , Versa , Note , Kicks and Sentra will be manufactured in 2019 .

In addition, Daimler and Nissan produce next-generation premium compact vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti brands in their joint venture production plant COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes).

Culture and sights

Museums

• The Museo de la Ciudad (Av. Zaragoza 505) has an exhibition on the city's colonial history and Spanish paintings.
• The Museo José Guadalupe Posada (Jardin Díaz de León Norte) has an extensive collection of works by the draftsman José Guadalupe Posada .
• In the colonial building of the Casa de la Cultura (Av. Carranza, Galeana) exhibitions, concerts and performances take place.
• The "Museo Nacional de la Muerte" (The Museum of Death) is located in three adjoining historic buildings in the city center. It shows the iconography of death, funerary art, and examples of death -themed folk art , particularly the Santa Muerte tradition , across Mexican history.

Buildings

• The Palacio Municipal, the baroque town hall, dates from the 17th century.
• The baroque cathedral of Aguascalientes was built in the 18th century.

Regular events

The Feria San Marcos , one of the largest Mexican folk festivals , takes place every year in April .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• José Guadalupe Posada (1854–1913), artist
• Jesús Fructuoso Contreras (1866–1902), sculptor
• Ezequiel Adeodato Chávez Lavista (1868–1946), lawyer and university rector (UNM)
• José de Jesús López y González (1872–1950), bishop
• Saturnino Herrán (1887–1918), artist
• Alfonso Esparza Oteo (1894–1950), composer, pianist and singer
• Francisco Díaz de León (1897–1975), artist
• Gabriel Fernández Ledesma (1900–1983), artist
• Anita Brenner (1905–1974), anthropologist, art critic, historian, journalist, children's book author and translator
• Ernesto Alonso (1917–2007), actor, television director and producer
• Javier de la Torre (1923-2006), football player
• Jaime Humberto Hermosillo (1942-2020), film director
• William Paul Yarbrough (born 1989), football player

Other personalities

• Ramón Godinez Flores (1936-2007), bishop
• Luis Ernesto Pérez (* 1981), football player

Climate table

Aguascalientes
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     15th   22nd 4th     4.7   24 6th     1.2   27 9     6.4   29 11     20th   31 14th     70   30th 16     116   27 15th     116   27 14th     77   26th 14th     32   26th 11     8.2   25th 8th     11   23 5 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: CONAGUA

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Aguascalientes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 22.3 24.1 26.6 28.8 30.7 29.5 27.2 27.0 26.4 25.8 24.6 22.8 O 26.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 4.4 5.8 8.5 11.3 14.3 15.5 14.7 14.4 14.0 11.2 7.5 5.4 O 10.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 15.2 4.7 1.2 6.4 19.7 69.9 115.5 115.5 76.9 31.8 8.2 10.9 Σ 475.9 Rainy days ( d ) 2.4 1.3 0.7 1.6 3.6 9.1 12.8 12.2 8.7 4.5 1.8 2.3 Σ 61 Source: CONAGUA

Web links

Commons : Aguascalientes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Aguascalientes  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Website of the city of Aguascalientes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NORTH AMERICA. In: nissan-global.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .