borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
(''demarcación territorial'') of
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
.
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, the brother and fellow revolutionary of
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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Francisco I. Madero
Francisco Ignacio Madero González (; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and statesman, who became the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in a coup d'etat in February 1 ...
.
The
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( es, Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo), officially the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, is the peace treaty that was signed on 2 ...
, which ended the
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1 ...
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe ( es, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe ( es, Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus associated with a series of five Marian apparitions, which are believed t ...
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
Indigenous peoples of Mexico ( es, gente indígena de México, pueblos indígenas de México), Native Mexicans ( es, nativos mexicanos) or Mexican Native Americans ( es, pueblos originarios de México, lit=Original peoples of Mexico), are those ...
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimeca, Chichimec Macehualtin, peasant and Marian apparition, Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in De ...
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
The San Felipe de Jesús Tianguis (locally known as La San Felipe and La San Fe) takes place on Sundays in the neighborhood of the same name in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is Latin America's largest ''tianguis
A is an open-air market or ...
in the neighborhood of the same name, is Latin America's largest
tianguis
A is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America. This bazaar tradition has its roots well into the pre-Hispanic period and continues in many cases ...
or street market, with 30,000 vendors and stretching seven kilometers.
Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra is a private school and university system in the Mexico City metropolitan area. Universidad Justo Sierra is a part of the system.
Its campuses include:Lindavista
Lindavista is a neighbourhood in the north of Mexico City, in the administrative district of Gustavo A. Madero, D.F., Gustavo A. Madero. The streets in Lindavista are named after cities in Latin America.
History
It was founded in 1932 as a re ...
Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra is a private school and university system in the Mexico City metropolitan area. Universidad Justo Sierra is a part of the system.
Its campuses include:
* Colegio Guadalupe in Lindavista
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Escuela Cristóbal Colón de la Salle Escuela Cristóbal Colón de la Salle is a private school with three campuses in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate c ...
(three campuses)
*Instituto Ovalle Monday S. C. (preschool through junior high school, including elementary schools in Lindavista)Home#Planteles ." 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."