- Jalostotitlán
The municipality of Jalostotitlán and its municipal seat of the same name are located in the Los Altos region of the
Mexican state ofJalisco .The municipality shares its border on the north with the municipaly of
Teocaltiche , the east with the municipality ofSan Juan de los Lagos , to the south with the municipality ofSan Miguel el Alto , to the southwest with the municipality ofValle de Guadalupe , and to the west with the municipality ofCañadas de Obregón .The city is located in a mid-section of the country, with semi-desert, arid lands to the north and more fertile lands to the south. Winters are relatively cold and summers are hot and rainy. The municipality also includes the towns of
Teocaltitán de Guadalupe andSan Gaspar de los Reyes . The center of town are the churches that originate from the 1500s, when the city was first founded."Jalostotitlán" means "between the caves of sand" in
Nahuatl .Population
The population of the municipality of Jalostotitlán totaled 53,256 inhabitants according to the 2000 census. Of these, 20,201 reside in the municipal seat. Similar to the rest of the Los Altos region, Jalostotitlán did not retain a large indigenous population. Only two-tenths of one percent of inhabitants speak an indigenous language according to the census.
Economy
The main acitivities in the municipality are agriculture, cattle-farming and the services industry. In the past 15 years Jalostotitlán has become a relevant manufacturing center, producing shoes, leather goods and dairy products.
History
In 1164, the residents of the area (mostly from the
Tecuexe andCaxcan tribes) resistedAztec advances, who had just settled in nearbyTeocaltiche for a period of 40 years before moving on toTenochtitlán .The Spaniards first arrived in the area during the conquest of
Tonalá under CaptainPedro Almíndez Chirino with the 350 Spaniards and 500 Tarascan and Tlaxcaltecs under his control.After a series of rebellions, the area was placed under the Spanish crown in 1541. The town of Jalostotitlán was founded by Fray Miguel de Bologna in 1544.
After Independence, Jalostotitlán gained status of town in 1838. The municipality of Jalostotitlán was created on
21 May 1872.Jalostotitlán was elevated to city status on
1 September 1970 and made the seat of the municipality.ources
*Enciclopedia de los Municipios del Estado de Jalisco [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/jalisco/mpios/14046a.htm]
*Insituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática [http://www.inegi.gob.mx]
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