Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the

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Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

. 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

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

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

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, 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-

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. * 1905October 23. Local mobilized train arrived with firewood. * 1908March. The first public

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comes into operation. * 1908December 1. Mexican Pacific Railroad makes its arrival with the first step to

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. * 1910September 16. Inauguration of the kiosk in the main square replaced the water source from the hill Cihuapilli. * 1910October. The first service

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was created from gas. * 1911July. The administration established the first post. * 1913January 20. The

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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

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. * 1953 November 14. Operation of the high schools start by federal

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Delegations

The municipality of Tuxpan has 92 locations. Being the most populous delegations: * Platanar * San Juan de Espanatica * Atenquique * Padilla * Rancho Niño * San Miguel el Alto * Los Laureles * Poblado Nuevo * 21 de Noviembre * Los Mazos * Las Canoas *Agosto * Pozo Santo * Montelongo, Jalisco * San Mames, Jalisco * Paso de San Juan * El Taracon * Buen Pais

Gastronomy

Cuaxala

This dish is a kind of salty

atole ''Atole'' (, from Nahuatl '' ātōlli'' ), also known as ''atolli'' and ''atol de elote'', is a traditional hot corn- and masa-based beverage of Mexican origin. Chocolate ''atole'' is known as ''champurrado'' or ''atole''. It typically accomp ...

, a thick soup with a doughy consistency that is cooked in

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soup, guajillo chilies,

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entry in the o ...

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, and fresh

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. 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

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's Easter week (during Lent), the dish is prepared with the following ingredients:

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cilantro Coriander (;

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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

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. 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, 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