Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the

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state of

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. The name "Tuxpan" comes from the

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word ''tochpan'', a word used to describe where

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live or possibly place of abundant rabbits. Some others translate it as a location above the river.

Description

Tuxpan is located in the southern part of the state of

, between coordinates 19 13 "11 'north latitude between 103 18" 17' with average height of 1,900 m above sea level. The average annual temperature is 21 C, the maximum average of 30 C and the minimum of 13 C. Within the terrain of the hill town highlights of Cihuapilli with 1724 masl. The Tuxpan River (known locally as Tizatirla) crosses the town.

History

In 1529, the Spanish conquerors came to the land under the commands of Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura, nephew of

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...

. However, the Franciscan friars founded the village in 1536, noting the trace and built a convent in that year dedicated to

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. Later, an eight-sided cross was built with a based quadrangular. It is currently the oldest colonial monument of Jalisco. According to historical records of local monographs, Tuxpan was founded by the Toltec pilgrimage in the year 1642 of our era.

Important Dates

* 1897July 17. Inauguration of drinking water service, carried "port of Mount" to the square of San Sebastian. * 1905July 18. Service facilities- National Telegraph. * 1905October 23. Local mobilized train arrived with firewood. * 1908March. The first public telephone comes into operation. * 1908December 1.

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makes its arrival with the first step to Colima. * 1910September 16. Inauguration of the kiosk in the main square replaced the water source from the hill Cihuapilli. * 1910October. The first service power plant was created from gas. * 1911July. The administration established the first post. * 1913January 20. The Volcano of Colima erupts. * 1923July 10. Inauguration of electric service was provided by the firm of J. Trinidad Ochoa. * 1926July 13. Drinking water was pumped from the springs of Tizate. * 1927July 27. First cinema hall called "Red Lounge". * 1941April 15. The village was almost destroyed by a strong earthquake. * 1953 November 14. Operation of the high schools start by federal Miguel Hidalgo.

Delegations

The municipality of Tuxpan has 92 locations. Being the most populous delegations: * Platanar * San Juan de Espanatica * Atenquique * Padilla *

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* San Miguel el Alto * Los Laureles * Poblado Nuevo * 21 de Noviembre * Los Mazos * Las Canoas *Agosto * Pozo Santo * Montelongo, Jalisco * San Mames, Jalisco *

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* El Taracon *

Buen Pais Buen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anders Buen (1864–1933), Norwegian typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist, and politician *Hauk Buen (1933–2021), Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and fiddle maker *Knut Buen Kn ...

Gastronomy

Cuaxala

This dish is a kind of salty atole, a thick soup with a doughy consistency that is cooked in chicken soup, guajillo chilies, tomatoes,

lard Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.Lard
entry in the o ...

or oil, and fresh

oregano Oregano (, ; ''Origanum vulgare'') is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It was native to the Mediterranean region, but widely naturalised elsewhere in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Oregano is a woody perennial pla ...

. Added on top is shredded chicken meat, it is served in a mud bowl (similar to clay). It is an exquisite meal that is served especially for lunch.

Frijoles güeros

Commonly made during Mexico's Easter week (during Lent), the dish is prepared with the following ingredients: white beans, cilantro,

Guajillo chiles Guajillo may refer to: *Guajillo Acacia, a common name for ''Acacia berlandieri ''Senegalia berlandieri'' (Berlandier acacia, guajillo acacia, guajillo, huajillo, huajilla) is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States and northeast Mexico ...

onions An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion ...

garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South A ...

, and

cloves Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, s ...

. Once cooked, it is served with a tortilla, folded into four parts.

"Tacos de la estacion" Literally Tacos from the (train) station, also known as Tuxpan's Tacos)

Tuxpan is well known for its tacos that are often sold at the railroad station, during the height of national train travel, Tuxpan was a stop between Colima and Mexico City where many passengers would buy these tacos. Today they are sold at the side of the station and down the street V. Carranza with

Dona Martina Dona may refer to: * Feminine form for don (honorific) (Spanish: doña, Portuguese: dona; Italian: donna), a Spanish, Portuguese, southern Italian, and Filipino title, given as a mark of respect * Feminine form for dom (title), titled nobility in ...

, a very famous taco seller. These tacos consist of a corn tortilla made by hand that is covered by a sauce and stuffed with a piece of beef and pork cooked with spices, or it may be made with beans or

potatoes The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...

References

*Periódico La Voz de Tuxpan, Special Edition *Periódico "La Voz de Tuxpan" Special Edition y Lameiras, OLvera, José. 1990. *El Tuxpan de Jalisco. *Una identidad danzante. El Colegio de MIchoacán A.C. Zamora, Mich. México

External links

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tuxpan de la Sal, Jalisco

Página con Noticias de Tuxpan de la Sal y Región Sur de Jalisco

Página referente a Tuxpan de la Sal

Página de Tochtli Promoción Cultural A.C.
{{Coord, 19, 33, 14, N, 103, 22, 32, W, type:city(25998)_region:MX-JAL_source:dewiki, display=title Municipalities of Jalisco Nahua settlements