Gustavo A. Madero is the northernmost
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
(''demarcación territorial'') of
Mexico City
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.
History
Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a ''delegación'' in 1931. It was named after
Gustavo A. Madero
Gustavo Adolfo Madero González (16 January 187518 February 1913), born in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution against Porfirio Díaz along with other members of his wealthy family. He was also k ...
, the brother and fellow revolutionary of
President
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Francisco I. Madero.
The
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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, which ended the
Mexican–American War
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of 1846–1848, was signed in Gustavo A. Madero.
Points of interest
The area houses the
Basílica de Guadalupe, the shrine of
Our Lady of Guadalupe at the foot of
Tepeyac Hill
Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost ''delegación'' or borough of Mexico City. According to the Catholic tradition, it is the site whe ...
, where
Roman Catholics
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believe the
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
appeared to the
indigenous Mexican Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac ...
in 1531.
Being the northernmost borough, the Northern Central Bus Station (''Terminal Central del Norte'') is located here, providing constant bus service to all major cities in the northern and western part of the country.
On Sundays, the
San Felipe de Jesús Tianguis in the neighborhood of the same name, is Latin America's largest
tianguis
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or street market, with 30,000 vendors and stretching seven kilometers.
Education
Public high schools of the ''
Instituto de Educación Media Superior del Distrito Federal'' (IEMS) include:
*
Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero I "Belisario Domínguez"
*
Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero II "Salvador Allende"
Private schools:
*Multiple campuses of the
Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra: Acueducto (Laguna Ticomán), Aragón (San Juan de Aragón), and Insurgentes (
Lindavista)
[Preparatoria - Ubicación]
." Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra. Retrieved on April 12, 2016. "Plantel Acueducto Av. Acueducto No. 914 Col. Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, D.F." and "Plantel Aragón Av. José Loreto Fabela No. 460 Col. San Juan de Aragón, C. P. 07950 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero. México, D. F." and "Insurgentes Norte No. 1560 Col. Lindavista C.P. 07300 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero México D.F."
*
Colegio Guadalupe in Lindavista
*
Escuela Cristóbal Colón de la Salle (three campuses)
*Instituto Ovalle Monday S. C. (preschool through junior high school, including elementary schools in Lindavista)
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." Instituto Ovalle Monday S. C. Retrieved on September 24, 2016. ''Preescolar'' and ''Secundaria'' (preschool and junior high school): "Guillermo Massieu Jelguera No. 265 Residencial La Escalera Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F." and "Primaria Torres Lindavista Uruyen No. 38 Residencial Torres Lindavista Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F." and "Primaria Latacunga Latacunga No. 802 Colonia Lindavista Gustavo A. Madero, México, D. F."
Climate
References
External links
Alcaldía de Gustavo A. Madero website
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Boroughs of Mexico City
Populated places established in 1563
1563 establishments in New Spain