Tuxcacuesco

Tuxcacuesco

Tuxcacuesco

Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico

Tuxcacuesco is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 430 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,770.[2]

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Economy

Tuxcacuesco is home to "Tuxca Corona", a factory started by the Corona family which produces a 100% pure distilled agave liquor.

History

Tuxcacuesco was a separate state prior to the Spanish incursion. It was conquered by the Spanish in 1523. During the colonial period it was part of the province of Amula.[3]

Novelist Juan Rulfo was born in the town of Apulco in the northeast part of the municipality in 1917.

References

  1. [1]
    Citypopulation.de Population of Tuxcacuesco municipality with localities
  2. [2]
    "Tuxcacuesco". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 1, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  3. [3]
    Peter Gerhard, Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain (Cambridge: University Press, 1972) p. 46
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