Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero ) is a town and seat of the
Tixtla de Guerrero Municipality
Tixtla de Guerrero is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tixtla de Guerrero. The municipality covers an area of .
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 37,300.
Geograp ...
in the
Mexican state of
Guerrero
Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...
.
The name is
Nahuatl, and means either "maize dough" ''(
masa
''Masa'' (or ''masa de maíz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, '' gorditas'', ''tamales'', '' pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into ...
) ''from ''textli;'' "our valley" from ''to ixtla;'' or "temple by the water" from '' teoixtlen'
History
Antonia Nava de Catalán
Antonia Nava de Catalán (17 November 1779 – 19 March 1843) was a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence. She accompanied her husband, a volunteer who rose to the rank of colonel, throughout the war. Three of her sons were killed in the strug ...
, a heroine of the
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...
, was born in Tixtla.
Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president
Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...
(1783–1831) and writer and educator
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio (; 13 November 1834 – 13 February 1893) was a Mexican radical liberal writer, journalist, teacher and politician. He wrote ''Clemencia'' (1869), which is often considered to be the first modern Mexican novel.
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(1834–1893).
It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.
Culture
The city is known for its music and festivals.
Geography
The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W,
some east of state capital
Chilpancingo
Chilpancingo de los Bravo (commonly shortened to Chilpancingo; ; Nahuatl: Chilpantsinko) is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. In 2010 it had a population of 187,251 people. The municipality has an area of in ...
. It covers a total surface area of . It reported 33,620 people in the 2000 census, including 18%
Native Americans (speakers of
Nahuatl and
Tlapaneco).
Other towns in the municipality include
Atliaca (population 5,981),
Almolonga (1,346),
Zoquiapa (1,243), and
El Durazno (1,070).
Climate
Notable residents
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Antonia Nava de Catalán
Antonia Nava de Catalán (17 November 1779 – 19 March 1843) was a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence. She accompanied her husband, a volunteer who rose to the rank of colonel, throughout the war. Three of her sons were killed in the strug ...
*
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio (; 13 November 1834 – 13 February 1893) was a Mexican radical liberal writer, journalist, teacher and politician. He wrote ''Clemencia'' (1869), which is often considered to be the first modern Mexican novel.
...
*
Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...
References
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Populated places in Guerrero