Cañitas de Felipe Pescador

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subdivision_name1 = Zacatecas
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subdivision_name2 = Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
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established_title = Founded
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postal_code =98480
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website = www.felipepescador.com
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Cañitas de Felipe Pescador is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas

History

The first habitants of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador where the Huichol Indians. In 1918 the region started to become populated with people who lived on agriculture and grazing animals. In 1921] , Governor Donato Moreno granted a motion to legally fund Cañitas with the expropriation of haciendas, where presently the city lies. By doing so it was requested for the formation of an Ejido which led to Cañitas rising to the level of Independent Congregation of the Municipality of Fresnillo.

In 1921 the first school was founded with the name of "Carlos A. Carrillo", which placed special attention to environmental education. That same year the train station was installed in Cañitas and the community of La Colorada is moved to Cañitas.

It wasn't until November 19, 1958 that Cañitas goes from being a Congregation to become a Municipality. Gilberto Montes Monsiváis was named Municipal president and that same year elections are held in which Herón Domínguez was declared the winner and became the first elected municipal president of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (1959-1961). [http://www.zacatecas.gob.mx/Municipios/CañitasHist.htm]

Population

The Municipality of Cañitas has a population total of 9,069 inhabitants which represents 0.68% of the state population of which, 4,506 are male and 4,563 are female.

Religion

Most of the population is Catholic with 93.83 porcent, Protestants and Evangelics follow with 2.87% and the remainder are Seventh Day Adventists and Neo-Pentecostalists with 6.17 %.

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