León, Guanajuato
Leather capital of Mexico, city of cyclists and water champions.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 21°07′01″N 101°40′59″W (21.1170, -101.6830) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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León de Los Aldama is the name of the most populous city in Guanajuato state, and it also functions as the seat of its own municipality.[1] According to the 2020 census conducted by INEGI, the city's population was 1,579,803, while the municipality's population was 1,721,215.[1] Data from the 2020 state census shows the metropolitan area had 2,140,094 residents, which placed it seventh among Mexican metropolitan areas by population.[2]
Geography and history
Ten archeological zones in the area date from the pre-classic Mesoamerican period, most identified with the Chupícuaro culture.[3] The Jesuits arrived in 1731 and began constructing the Temple of the New Company, later the cathedral.[4][5] The population suffered epidemics in 1643, droughts in 1630 and 1712–1714, and famines in 1714 and 1786.[4][5] The viceroy Martín Enríquez de Almanza gave the order in 1575 to establish a settlement called León.[3]
On 20 January 1576, Juan Bautista de Orozco founded the village of León.[3] In 1580, León was promoted to the status of "alcaldía mayor," with its jurisdiction stretching from the Sierra de Comanja down to the Lerma River.[3][5] Father Espino founded the first hospital, named San Cosme y San Damián, in 1582.[4][5]
What the cited sources add
It states that Francisco I. Madero held an anti-reelection rally before more than 1,000 residents on 30 March 1910.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "León, Guanajuato" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020", INEGI, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "León, Guanajuato" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Delimitación de las zonas metropolitanas de México 2010", Consejo Nacional de Población; Osiel Cruz, "Bajío, el nuevo milagro mexicano", T21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "León, Guanajuato" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Enciclopedia de los municipios Guanajuato Leon"; "Leon Guanajuato Historia" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "León, Guanajuato" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Leon Guanajuato Historia" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Leon Guanajuato Historia". facts only, no text reused. ruelsa.com
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