Teocaltiche

Teocaltiche

Teocaltiche

Municipality and Town in Jalisco, Mexico


Teocaltiche (Nahuatl languages: Teocaltillitzin "place near the temple") is a town and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de Jalisco". The grasshopper or "chapulin" is a popular icon for the town.

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Teocaltiche is one of the oldest settlements with Hispanic influence from the time of the Spanish conquest. The "Hospital de los Indios" (or alternatively "la Capilla") is a chapel in the city centre and the oldest standing building of Teocaltiche, built around 1546 by the Spanish conquistadors. The territory was conquered by Cristóbal de Oñate and Manuel de Ibarra in March 1530 on the order of Nuño de Guzmán.

Economy

Main manufacture of the region is agricultural products and livestock. The farmers raise horses, cows, sheep, pigs, poultry, and goats. Agriculture includes the production of onions, corn, oats, beans, and alfalfa. There are also many artisans that sell hand-crafted goods, such as woven serapes and chess sets.

Notable people

Government

Municipal presidents

Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Hernando Martel[2] 1550 Senior mayor
Tiburcio Muñoz Mejía 1928–1929
Zacarías Organista Orodoría 1930–1931 PNR
Filiberto Mejía Villalobos 1932–1933 PNR
Ángel Acero Saucedo 1934–1935 PNR
Antonio Oropeza Gómez 1936 PNR
Mariano Álvarez Villalobos 1937 PNR
Antonio Chávez Álvarez 1938–1939 PRM
J. Jesús Ramírez Silva 1940–1941 PRM
J. Rosalío Becerra González 1942–1943 PRM
Víctor Pérez Jiménez 1944–1946 PRM
Filiberto Mejía Villalobos 1947–1948 PRI
Pablo A. Ramírez 1949–1952 PRI
Eusebio Jáuregui Mercado 01-01-1953–31-12-1955 PRI
Benjamín Sánchez Morán 01-01-1956–31-12-1958 PRI
José Lenin Oropeza Marina 01-01-1959–31-12-1961 PRI
Atanacio Martínez Villalpando 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 PRI
Eladio Jáuregui Mora 01-01-1965–1966 PRI
Ernesto Ríos González 1966–31-12-1967 PRI Acting municipal president
Rafael Pérez Aguirre 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 PRI
Arturo Padilla Padilla 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 PRI
J. Concepción Hernández Martín 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 PRI
Salvador Alba Romo 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 PRI
N/A 01-01-1980–31-12-1982
Benjamín Ruiz Aguayo[3] 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 PRI
Rigoberto Ramírez Cornejo 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 PRI
Alfredo Berard Ávila[4] 01-01-1989–1992 PRI
Ramón Vidaurri Jáuregui[5] 1992–1995 PRI
Rafael Pérez Villegas[6] 1995–1997 PAN
Roberto López Delgado Flores[7] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PRI
Juan Manuel López Delgado[8] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PRI
Emma Muñoz Covarrubias[9] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PRI
Antonio Díaz González[10][11] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PRI
José Luis Martínez Velázquez[12] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PAN
Juan Manuel González Jiménez[13] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI
PVEM
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
Abel Hernández Márquez[14] 01-10-2015–22-03-2018 PAN Applied for a temporary leave to run for reelection, which he got
Daniel Avelar Álvarez[15] 22-03-2018–2018 PAN Acting municipal president
Abel Hernández Márquez[16] 2018–2021 PAN
PRD
MC
Was reelected on 01-07-2018. Applied for a leave to run backed by the PAN political party towards the local deputation for district 3 of Jalisco, which he obtained in the election of 06-06-2021
Pablo Alejandro Olmos Martínez 24-02-2021–18-05-2021 MC Acting municipal president [17]
Carolina Reyes Chávez 2021–30-09-2021 PAN
PRD
MC
Acting municipal president
Juan Manuel Vallejo Pedroza[18] 01-10-2021– Morena

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Teocaltiche municipality with localities
  2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Teocaltiche" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. "Tribunal Electoral del Estado de Jalisco" (in Spanish). April 15, 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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