Zapotlanejo

Zapotlanejo

Zapotlanejo

Town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico


20°37′22″N 103°4′8″W

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Zapotlanejo is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

According to the 2020 census, there were 64,806 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality has a territorial extension of 718.8 km2.

Toponymy

Zapotlanejo is a hybrid word, half Nahuatl and half Spanish. The Nahuatl word "Sapote" (from Nahuatl tzapotl) is a term for a soft, edible fruit and "tlan" (place). In addition, the name of the municipality includes the Spanish ending indicating locality "ejo."

Geography

Climate

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History

The town of Zapotlán was previously known as Zapotlán de los Tecuexes, alluding to the name of its pre-Hispanic inhabitants, the Tecuexes, who established themselves in the area about 1218.

Spanish settlement in the area began around 1523. The area's Spanish settlers were subject to continuous attacks by Chichimec forces during the early colonial period.

The municipality's famous Bridge of Calderón was constructed during the government of Francisco Calderón Romero (1670–1672). The bridge was the site of the Battle of the Bridge of Calderón in 1811, which was a key battle in the Mexican War of Independence.

In 1860, republican troops led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated Leonardo Márquez near the town as he fled from Tepatitlán.

In 1824, Zapotlanejo was made capital of the Department of Tonalá. In 1825, the town was made part of the first canton of Jalisco (Guadalajara). In 1887, Zapotlanejo was part of the fourth department of the first canton of the state. The community was afforded status as a municipality by decree of April 8, 1844.[4]

The Dos Lunas Tequila brand is produced just outside town.

Government

Municipal presidents

Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Gregorio C. Álvarez[5] 1915–1916
Rosalío M. Barajas 1916–1917
Mariano Dávalos 1917
J. Rosario Orozco 1918
Gregorio C. Álvarez 1918
J. Rosario Orozco 1918
Gregorio C. Álvarez 1918
Fernando L. Hernández 1919
Francisco Flores 1919
Francisco Dávalos 1919
Francisco Flores 1920
J. Merced Reynoso 1920
J. Rosario Orozco 1921
Francisco Flores 1921
J. Merced Reynoso 1922–1923
Salvador Ruíz Gutiérrez 1923
Francisco Flores 1924
J. Trinidad Morales 1924
J. Jesús Flores 1925
Blas Hernández Ibarra 1926
Alfonso Cervantes 1926
J. Jesús Flores 1927
J. Rosario Orozco 1928
Andrés Orozco 1928
J. Trinidad Cervantes 1928
Alfonso Cervantes 1929
Andrés Orozco 1929
J. Trinidad Morales 1929 PNR
J. Rosario Orozco 1930 PNR
Gregorio C. Álvarez 1930 PNR
J. Jesús Flores 1930 PNR
J. Trinidad Morales 1931 PNR
Pedro Flores 1932 PNR
Francisco Robledo 1933 PNR
Narciso D. Aceves 1933 PNR
J. Jesús Casillas 1934–1935 PNR
Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez 1935–1936 PNR
J. Trinidad Casillas 1937 PNR
Angel R. Dávalos 1937 PNR
J. Jesús Guillén 1938 PRM
Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1939–1940 PRM
J. Jesús Guillén 1941–1942 PRM
Ignacio Castellanos Borrallo 1943 PRM
Enrique Pérez de la Torre 1943–1944 PRM
Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1944 PRM
Miguel Pulido Velazco 1945–1946 PRM
PRI
Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1947–1948 PRI
Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez 1949 PRI
Juan Francisco Ríos Morales 1949 PRI
Leopoldo Gutiérrez González 1950 PRI
José Víctor Sandoval Beltrán 1951–1952 PRI
Miguel Pulido Velasco 1953–1955 PRI
Jesús Mendoza Lomelí 1956–1958 PRI
Florentino Padilla Castellanos 1961 PRI
Gregorio Álvarez Dávalos 1961 PRI
Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos 1962–1964 PRI
J. Jesús Fernández Carranza 1965–1967 PRI
Jorge Humberto Sánchez 1968–1970 PRI
Victorino Gómez Sandoval 1971–1973 PRI
J. Jesús Aguilera Fernández 1974–1976 PRI
Rigoberto Hernández Olivares 1977–1979 PRI
Víctor Cervantes Álvarez 1980–1982 PRI
Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos[6] 1983–1985 PRI
Pablo Coronado Lomelí 1986–1988 PRI
Héctor Macías de la Torre[7] 1989–1992 PRI
Sixto Apolo Cervantes Álvarez[8] 1992–1995 PAN
Raúl Cano Flores[9] 1995–1997 PAN
Martín González Jiménez[10] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PAN
José Luis Cardona Domínguez[11] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PAN
Roberto Marín Nuño[12] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PRI
Héctor Álvarez Contreras[13] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PAN
Juan José Jiménez Parra[14] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PVEM
Francisco Javier Pulido Álvarez[15] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI
PVEM
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
Héctor Álvarez Contreras[16] 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 MC
Héctor Álvarez Contreras[17] 01-10-2018–14-05-2021 MC He applied for a temporary leave, to solve personal matters
Sandra Julia Castellón Rodríguez 14-05-2021–17-05-2021 MC Acting municipal president
Héctor Álvarez Contreras 17-05-2021–30-09-2021 MC Resumed
Gonzalo Álvarez Barragán[18][19] 01-10-2021– Morena Morena

Culture

Twin towns – sister cities

Zapotlanejo is twinned with:[21]


References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Zapotlanejo municipality with localities
  2. "Home". zipcodeworld.com.
  3. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zapotlanejo, Jalisco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  4. "Tribunal 'levanta de la lona' a hermano del 'Canelo': lo declara ganador en Zapotlanejo, Jalisco". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Gonzalo Álvarez recibió Constancia de Mayoría". La Cascada (in Spanish). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "Parque Festival México va por un millón de visitantes en 2012". Milenio. 2009-04-04. Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  7. "Plan Municipal de Desarrollo y Gobernanza de Zapotlanejo 2018–2021" (PDF). jalisco.gob.mx (in Spanish). Jalisco. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

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