Ciudad Guzmán
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Coordinates: 19 ° 42 ′ N , 103 ° 28 ′ W Ciudad Guzmán on the map of Jalisco
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Jalisco | |
| Municipio | Zapotlán el Grande | |
| City foundation | 1533 | |
| Residents | 97,750 (2010) | |
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| height | 1519 m | |
| prefix | 341 | |
| City Presidency | José Luis Orozco | |
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Ciudad Guzmán is the capital of the Municipios Zapotlán el Grande in the Mexican state of Jalisco . Ciudad Guzmán is located 124 km south of Guadalajara on the expressway to Colima .
For a long time the city was called Zapotlán , but in 1788 it was renamed Zapotlán el Grande to better distinguish it from other places of the same name and in 1856 in honor of General Gordiano Guzmán it was renamed Ciudad Guzmán. As a protest against the replacement of the place name in Nahuatl with a Spanish name, many long-established citizens still call their place Zapotlán. Officially Zapotlán el Grande led for the entire municipality, while Ciudad Guzmán referred only to the capital.
Personalities
- Rubén Fuentes Gassón (* 1926), classical violinist and composer
- José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), painter
- José Rolón (1876–1945), composer
- Consuelo Velázquez (1916–2005), composer
- Juan José Arreola (1918-2001), writer
Web links
Commons : Ciudad Guzmán - collection of images, videos and audio files
