La Magdalena Chichicaspa is a locality in the municipality of

Huixquilucan Huixquilucan Municipality is one of the municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies adjacent to the west side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of Greater Mexico City but independent of Mexico City itself. The name " ...

in the State of Mexico. It is on the municipality's northern border with

Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 municipalities located just northwest of Mexico City in the adjoining State of Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipa ...

and contains Bosque Real Country Club.

History

The area was inhabited by

Otomi The Otomi (; es, Otomí ) are an indigenous people of Mexico inhabiting the central Mexican Plateau (Altiplano) region. The Otomi are an indigenous people of Mexico who inhabit a discontinuous territory in central Mexico. They are linguisticall ...

people prior to colonization. In the 18th century, the Chichicaspa chapel was built, bringing with it a shrine to Mary Magdalene, Franciscan monks, and evangelization. During the Mexican Revolution, Isidoro Silva and Macario Gutiérrez gathered men and horses for

Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...

's army from the locality. In the 1960s, Constantino Gutiérrez discovered a sand and gravel mine in the "Las Campanitas" area of the locality, currently collectively owned by the ''

ejido An ''ejido'' (, from Latin ''exitum'') is an area of communal land used for agriculture in which community members have usufruct rights rather than ownership rights to land, which in Mexico is held by the Mexican state. People awarded ejidos in ...

''. A parish, the , was dedicated in 1978.

Gastronomy

Traditional foods include

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, carnitas tacos, and traditional candies made from milk, sugar and

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Highways

Two highways pass through La Magdalena Chichicaspa: * Carretera federal 134

Mexican Federal Highway 134 (Naucalpan–Toluca) * Carretera estatal 6

State Highway 6 (Tenango–La Marquesa)

Customs and traditions

The locality has two major fairs, in celebration of Mary Magdalene (July 22) and the

Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth w ...

(July 8).

Subdivisions

The locality is subdivided into the following ''parajes'' and ''barrios'': *Barrio Barranca Honda *Barrio Dogora (La Piedra) *Barrio El Badhu (Badho) *Barrio El Calvario *Barrio El Escobal *Barrio El Hielo *Barrio El Llorón *Barrio El Machero *Barrio El Mango *Barrio El Manzano *Barrio El Paraíso *Barrio El Río *Barrio El Yeto *Barrio Erosha *Barrio La Canoa *Barrio La Cebada *Barrio La Cumbre *Barrio La Guadalupe *Barrio La Magueyera (La Capilla) *Barrio La Manzana *Barrio La Verdolaga *Barrio Las Campanitas (Ejido de La Magdalena Chichicaspa) *Barrio Las Flores *Barrio Madho *Barrio Moki (Las Máquinas) *Barrio Moni *Barrio Ñuni *Barrio Shido *Barrio Tixpada *Paraje Bandolón *Paraje El Dingui *Paraje El Pejo *Paraje Enchaqui *Paraje La Bota *Paraje La Canaleja *Paraje La Finca *Paraje La Palma *Paraje La Ratonera

Public transportation

The town is served by route 4 of the private bus system of Huixquilucan. The ''ejido'' also has its own association of taxi drivers.

References

* http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/magdalena-chichicaspa/ * https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008253331798 Populated places in the State of Mexico Huixquilucan {{méxico-geo-stub