Gustavo A. Madero is the northernmost
borough
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History
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(''demarcación territorial'') of
Mexico City
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.
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 Francisco I. Madero.
The
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War (Spanish language, Spanish: ''guerra de Estados Unidos-México, guerra mexicano-estadounidense''), also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, ...
of 1846–1848, was signed in Gustavo A. Madero.
Points of interest
The area houses the
Basílica de Guadalupe, the shrine of
Our Lady of Guadalupe at the foot of
Tepeyac Hill, where
Roman Catholics believe the
Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
appeared to the
indigenous Mexican Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 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 in the neighborhood of the same name, is Latin America's largest
tianguis or street market, with 30,000 vendors and stretching seven kilometers.
Education
Public high schools of the ''
Instituto de Educación Media Superior del Distrito Federal'' (IEMS) include:
*
Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero I "Belisario Domínguez"
*
Escuela Preparatoria Gustavo A. Madero II "Salvador Allende"
Private schools:
*Multiple campuses of the
Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra: Acueducto (Laguna Ticomán), Aragón (San Juan de Aragón), and Insurgentes (
Lindavista)
[Preparatoria - Ubicación]
." Sistema Educativo Justo Sierra. Retrieved on April 12, 2016. "Plantel Acueducto Av. Acueducto No. 914 Col. Laguna Ticomán, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, D.F." and "Plantel Aragón Av. José Loreto Fabela No. 460 Col. San Juan de Aragón, C. P. 07950 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero. México, D. F." and "Insurgentes Norte No. 1560 Col. Lindavista C.P. 07300 Delegación Gustavo A. Madero México D.F."
*
Colegio Guadalupe in Lindavista
*
Escuela Cristóbal Colón de la Salle (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."
Climate
References
External links
Alcaldía de Gustavo A. Madero website
{{Authority control
Boroughs of Mexico City
Populated places established in 1563
1563 establishments in New Spain