Degollado

Degollado
Degollado

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Location within the state of Jalisco
Jalisco's location within Mexico
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Municipality Degollado
Founded 1848 (Toribio de Bolaños)
Government
 - Mayor LAE Juan José Serrato Guzmán
Population (2010)
 - Total 21 132
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Postal code 47980
Area code(s) (52) 345
Website www.degollado.gob.mx[1]

Degollado is a small city and Municipality in the eastern highlands of the Mexican State of Jalisco.

Facts about Degollado, Jalisco

  • Most played sport: Futbol
  • Mass exportation of cantera: One of the best selling products are: Beautiful images of the virgin of Guadalupe in quarry. And sculptures, such as fountains, animals, and columns.
  • The holy patroness of Degollado is Our Lady of Guadalupe and is celebrated on December 12.
  • On December 24, 1917, the town was under siege by the bandit leader J. Inés García Chávez and his men.[1]
  • This was one of the places in highlands of Jalisco where the Cristero War took place during the 1920s.
  • In Spanish, the word "degollado" means "to slit one's throat", "behead", or "decapitate". It is also a last name. In this case, the town was named after a Mexican general, Santos Degollado.[2] A statue of him is in el Jardin de Niños which was made from coins from the townspeople during the early 1960s.
  • It is characterized by having excellent nutritionists (In the Rinconada, Degollado) specialize in acupuncture,massage and herbal medicine, They advise patients from towns and villages in Jalisco, and USA
  • Degollado is the municipal seat for the Municipality of Degollado. The municipality encompasses other towns, hamlets and rancherias. Among them are Huascato, Los Ranchitos, La Vibora, Buenos Aires, Las Limas, Altamira, La Chancla, El Corral de Piedra, and various others.

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Coordinates: 20°28′N 102°09′W / 20.467°N 102.15°W / 20.467; -102.15


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