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Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

, population_blank1 = Valparaisense , timezone = CST , HDI = 0.860 – High , utc_offset = −6 , timezone_DST = CDT , utc_offset_DST = −5 , coordinates = , elevation_m = 1890 , elevation_ft = , postal_code_type = , postal_code = 99200 , website = , footnotes = Valparaíso () is a city in the north central

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

state of Zacatecas.

Geography

It is located at on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of Zacatecas City, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.

History

Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845 Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.

Economy

Valparaíso is an agricultural center for

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, wheat,

chickpea The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram" or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high ...

alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as w ...

, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.

Personalities

Jesús González Ortega Jesús González Ortega (Valparaíso, Zacatecas, January 20, 1822 - Saltillo, Coahuila, February 28, 1881) was a Mexican soldier and politician; governor of Zacatecas (state), Zacatecas who was a notable ally of President Benito Juárez during the ...

(1822-1881), military and politician * Manuel Felguérez (b. 1928) sculptor and painter

Twin towns

* Hanover Park ( Illinois, USA), 2013

References

External links

Populated places in Zacatecas Populated places established in 1568 {{Zacatecas-geo-stub