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Aguascalientes

Small Mexican state with high density and rapid growth.

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It is the 27th most populated state and the 29th largest by area, but the fourth by population density.[1] Aguascalientes is one of the 32 federated entities that make up Mexico.[2]

Key facts and history

The state was founded as a town on October 22, 1575, by Juan de Montoro and eleven other people, following an order from King Felipe II.[3][4] Historically, the state was known for its railroad, textile, and wine-making industries.[5] Mean annual temperature is around 17 to 18 °C, with May and June being the hottest months.[6] The San Marcos Fair, first organized on April 25, 1828, is the largest national fair in Latin America and one of the 10 largest in the world.[7]

Average annual rainfall is low at 526 mm, with most precipitation occurring in the summer and dry winters.[8]

What the cited sources add

The founding document "La fundación de Aguascalientes" records that the original settlement was named Villa de la Ascensión de las Aguascalientes.[9] The same source notes that in 1587 the town had only two vecinos (residents) and 16 soldiers, and that a Chichimeca attack in December 1593 devastated it.[9] A 2019 El Economista article states that over the previous decade, Aguascalientes had the highest economic growth in the country, with an average annual rate of 5.0 percent.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: INEGI, "México en Cifras", en.www.inegi.org.mx, 2016-01-01; INEGI, "México en Cifras", en.www.inegi.org.mx, 2016-01-01; "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab", globaldatalab.org; "En cifras, ¿cómo vamos? 2019", México en Cifras, 2019, p. 41 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: INEGI, "México en Cifras", en.www.inegi.org.mx, 2016-01-01 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "La fundación de Aguascalientes" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Evolución Constitucional del Estado de Aguascalientes, José Alfredo Muñoz Delgado, Ed. Piqueta. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Espinosa, "Aguascalientes, con el mayor crecimiento económico del país", El Economista, 10 December 2019; "Aguascalientes prepares for one of world's 10 largest fairs", Mexico News Daily, 2019-04-17; "The San Marcos Fair in Aguascalientes – Doña Cholita Tortilleria" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Clima", Información por entidad; "Clima", Información por entidad; "Clima", Gobierno del estado de Aguascalientes; "Clima", Información por entidad; "Clima", Información por entidad; "Clima", Gobierno del estado de Aguascalientes (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Aguascalientes prepares for one of world's 10 largest fairs", Mexico News Daily, 2019-04-17. facts only, no text reused. mexiconewsdaily.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Aguascalientes" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Clima", Información por entidad (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "La fundación de Aguascalientes". facts only, no text reused. bibliotecadigital.ilce.edu.mx
  10. Espinosa, "Aguascalientes, con el mayor crecimiento económico del país", El Economista, 10 December 2019. facts only, no text reused. eleconomista.com.mx

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Aguascalientes (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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