Lagos de Moreno
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Coordinates: 21 ° 22 ′ N , 101 ° 56 ′ W Lagos de Moreno on the map of Jalisco
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Jalisco | |
| Municipio | Lagos de Moreno | |
| City foundation | March 31, 1563 | |
| Residents | 98,206 (2010) | |
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| surface | 24.4 km 2 | |
| Population density | 4,025 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 1880 m | |
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Lagos de Moreno is a city with around 110,000 and the capital of a municipality ( municipio ) of around 170,000 inhabitants in the Mexican state of Jalisco . The historic center of the city belongs since 2010 to UNESCO - World Heritage Sites of Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ; since 2012 the place is also classified as Pueblo Mágico .
Location and climate
Lagos de Moreno is about 445 km (driving distance) northwest of Mexico City at an altitude of about 1880 m ; the "silver cities" San Luis Potosí (approx. 150 km to the northeast), Guanajuato (approx. 120 km southeast) and Zacatecas (approx. 210 km northwest) are in the wider area. The climate is warm; Rain (approx. 605 mm / year) falls mainly in the summer half-year.
Population development
| year | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Residents | 79,592 | 92,716 | 98.206 |
The steady population growth is mainly due to the ongoing immigration of families from the surrounding villages.
economy
Livestock raising (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs) plays the most important role in the life of the community; In addition, the cultivation of grain (maize, wheat, barley) and the cultivation of fruits and vegetables (beans, chillies, tomatoes, prickly pears, peaches, pears, figs, walnuts) are important. Several silver and iron ore mines were operated in the area until the beginning of the 20th century . A major food processing industry developed towards the end of the 20th century. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself. A technology institute at the Universidad de Guadalajara was also set up.
history
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the area belonged to the Chichimec settlement area ; the old name Pechititan has been handed down. Around 1550, the Spaniard Diego de Ibarra founded a hacienda, which was soon attacked by the Indians; all animals were killed. In 1563, by order of the Real Audiencia de la Nueva Galicia, 73 families with their domestic servants and workers founded the town of Lagos; Most of the people lived as cattle breeders on haciendas in the vicinity of the place, but this also developed and so there were in the 17th / 18th. Several churches in the 19th century. However, the town was only granted city rights after the independence of Mexico (1821). In 1829 Lagos was given the nickname de Moreno in honor of the independence fighter Pedro Moreno, who was killed in 1817 .
Attractions
The old town (centro histórico) offers numerous buildings from the colonial era, which in some cases were only completed after the country gained independence. Particularly noteworthy are the many baroque or classicist churches and the old bridge in the city.
Personalities
- Pedro Moreno (1775-1817), independence fighter
- Mariano Azuela (1873–1952), doctor and writer
- Lola Álvarez Bravo (1907–1993), photographer
- Antonio de la Torre Villalpando (* 1951), football player
