Tlaquepaque
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Coordinates: 20 ° 37 ′ N , 103 ° 19 ′ W San Pedro Tlaquepaque on the map of Jalisco
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Jalisco | |
| Municipio | Tlaquepaque | |
| City foundation | 1530 | |
| Residents | 575,942 (2010) | |
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| height | 1569 m | |
| Post Code | 45500-45830 | |
| prefix | 33 | |
| Time zone | UTC Central Time Zone | |
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San Pedro Tlaquepaque , shortly Tlaquepaque is a city of about 600,000 and a town ( municipality ) with a total of about 650,000 inhabitants in the Mexican state of Jalisco . The historic center has been part of the Pueblos Mágicos since 2018 .
Location and climate
In the course of the 20th century, the suburb, only 6 km (driving distance) south-east of the center of Guadalajara , was encircled by the ever-expanding city and is now completely enclosed by it. Nevertheless, Tlaquepaque has been able to retain its village character to this day. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 915 mm / year) falls predominantly in the summer half-year.
economy
Tlaquepaque is known for its various kinds of handicrafts (including glass, ceramics and leather) that are made here and for sale in the many shops in the city center. The main shopping streets are the pedestrianized section of Avenida Independencia and the parallel streets of Morelos in the north and Juárez in the south.
history
The name Tlaquepaque comes from the Nahuatl and roughly means “place on loamy soil”, so it was not by chance that it was once an important pottery village. For a long time Tlaquepaque remained a small sleepy village in the immediate vicinity of the city of Guadalajara. Its quiet location attracted wealthy families during the 19th century, who had stately houses built here. Out of these aristocratic circles, the football club CF Atlas emerged in 1916 , which for decades formed the social counterpart to the popular club CD Guadalajara , which had already been founded in 1906 in a working-class district of the neighboring city. Many of the former mansions now house restaurants, art galleries and other publicly accessible spaces.
City center
- In the Calle Morelos which is under number 288 Casa de los Artesanas , the house of arts and crafts, which are more connected than one hundred artisans and offering their products in many stores.
- Tlaquepaque's prominent street is Avenida Independencia, which runs east-west . The double-arched historic entrance gate (El Arco) of Tlaquepaque is located near its intersection with Avenida Niños Héroes , which runs from north to south .
- To the east of this are the city center of Tlaquepaque and the area in which Avenida Independencia is a pedestrian zone. In the second block of Independencia seen from here (between the streets Alfareros and Francisco de Miranda ) the Museo Regional de la Cerámica (ceramic museum) and the Casa Histórica are located . In this colonial house at number 208, a treaty was signed on June 13, 1821 between the city council of Guadalajara and ambassadors of the Spanish royal family that gave Guadalajara independence from Spain - a few months before the rest of the country became independent.
- The former Franciscan Church of San Pedro was built between 1670 and 1813. In contrast to the actual church building, the portal facade made of stone and designed by local stonemasons is particularly noteworthy . The renewed tile mosaic above the portal shows the apostle Peter casting out his net.
- Two blocks further east, the Independencia runs south of the Jardín Hidalgo and meets the Francisco I. Madero , another exposed shopping street, which runs in a north-south direction .
- Directly behind the intersection on the south side of the Independencia is the former El Parián market hall , a building that extends over a full block of streets and was built around 1880. In its center it houses an idyllic inner courtyard, in whose music pavilion mariachis often perform. The courtyard is surrounded by numerous - and independent - restaurants and bars. El Parián is described in a travel guide as the world's largest restaurant complex.
- After its completion in 1885, the El Refugio building complex, which was built on a floor area of well over 1000 m², served as a convent and retirement home; since 1985 it has been used as a cultural center (Casa de Cultura) .
literature
- Bruce Whippermann: Guadalajara (Moon Handbooks), p. 112ff, ISBN 1-56691-611-9
Web links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- Plan of the center of Tlaquepaque
- Article on the historic center of Tlaquepaque (Spanish)
- Information on the El Parián Complex (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tlaquepaque - population development
- ↑ Tlaquepaque - climate tables
- ↑ Tlaquepaque - Church of San Pedro
- ↑ Vis à Vis: Mexico (Dorling Kindersley, Starnberg, 2000), p. 190 ISBN 3-928044-13-3