Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, formerly known as San Antonio Eloxochitlán, is a city and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
.
It is part of the
Teotitlán District in the north of the
Cañada Region. Approximately 96% of the inhabitants of the municipality speak the indigenous
Tecóatl Mazatec.
The municipality encompasses approximately 28 km² and, as of 2005, had a population of 4,042.
The town
Franciscans arrived in about 1827 and founded the town, the first in Mazatec territory to be built by outsiders.
The city is best known as the birthplace of the
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its ...
ary journalist and activist
Ricardo Flores Magón
Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón (; known as Ricardo Flores Magón; September 16, 1874 – November 21, 1922) was a Mexican anarchist and social reform activist. His brothers Enrique Flores Magón, Enrique and Jesús Flores Magón, Jesús were ...
, after whom the municipality was renamed.
The municipality
As municipal seat Eloxochitlán has governing authority over the following communities:
Agua Ancha, Agua Colorada, Agua de Cuchara (Agua de Cucharón), Agua de Cueva, Agua de Máscara, Agua Escalera, Agua Iglesia, Agua Torcida, Barrio la Escopeta, Barrio Moctezuma, Camote Español, Cerro de Plaza, Colonia las Flores, Corral, El Cimiento, El Maguey, La Raya San Pedro, La Tranca, Peña Colorada, Plan de Cebolla (Cebollín), Puente de Fierro, Puerto Rosete, Rincón de las Flores (Rincón Brujo), and San José Buenavista
References
External links
Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón''(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eloxochitlan De Flores Magon
Municipalities of Oaxaca
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
Populated places established in 1827
1827 establishments in Mexico