Zacualtipan

Zacualtipán

Zacualtipán

Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico

Zacualtipán (formally: Zacualtipán de Ángeles, for Felipe Ángeles, born there in 1868)[2] is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 241.6 km2.

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In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 38,155,[3] up from 25,987 in 2005.[4]

History

The town of Zacualtipán was the site of the action of Sequalteplan on February 25, 1848. It was a surprise attack by a mounted American force under Gen. Joseph Lane that defeated a Mexican guerrilla force under Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta during the Mexican–American War.[5]

Geography

Climate

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References

  1. [1]
    https://codigo-postal.co/mexico/hidalgo/zacualtipan-de-angeles/
  2. [2]
    Meade, Everard Kidder (Spring 2010). "The Passion of the Mexican Revolution: The Trial and Execution of Felipe Ángeles" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 7: 30–99.
  3. [3]
    "Zacualtipán de Ángeles: Economía, empleo, equidad, calidad de vida, educación, salud y seguridad pública". Secretaría de Economía.
  4. [4]
    "Zacualtipan". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  5. [5]
    Wilcox, Cadmus M. (1892). History of the Mexican War. Washington, D.C.: Church News Publishing Company. pp. 532–535.
  6. [6]
    "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zacualtipán, Hidalgo". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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