Tuxpan is a town and municipality in

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Etymology

The name "Tuxpan" comes from the

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word ''tochpan'', a word used to describe where

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live or possibly place of abundant rabbits. Some others translate it as a location above the river.

Geography

Tuxpan is located in the southern part of the state of

, between coordinates 19 13 "11 'north latitude between 103 18" 17' with average height of 1,900 m above sea level. The average annual temperature is 21 C, the maximum average of 30 C and the minimum of 13 C. Within the terrain of the hill town highlights of Cihuapilli with 1724 masl. The Tuxpan River (known locally as Tizatirla) crosses the town.

History

In 1529, the

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conquerors came to the land under the commands of Francisco Cortés de San Buenaventura, nephew of

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions o ...

. However, the Franciscan friars founded the village in 1536, noting the trace and built a convent in that year dedicated to San Juan Bautista. Later, an eight-sided cross was built with a based quadrangular. It is currently the oldest colonial monument of Jalisco. According to historical records of local

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, Tuxpan was founded by the Toltec pilgrimage in the year 1642 of our era.

Important Dates

* 1897July 17. Inauguration of drinking water service, carried "port of Mount" to the square of San Sebastian. * 1905July 18. Service facilities-

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. * 1905October 23. Local mobilized train arrived with firewood. * 1908March. The first public

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comes into operation. * 1908December 1. Mexican Pacific Railroad makes its arrival with the first step to

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

. * 1910September 16. Inauguration of the kiosk in the main square replaced the water source from the hill Cihuapilli. * 1910October. The first service

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was created from gas. * 1911July. The administration established the first post. * 1913January 20. The

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erupts. * 1923July 10. Inauguration of electric service was provided by the firm of J. Trinidad Ochoa. * 1926July 13. Drinking water was pumped from the springs of Tizate. * 1927July 27. First cinema hall called "Red Lounge". * 1941April 15. The village was almost destroyed by a strong

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. * 1953 November 14. Operation of the high schools start by federal

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Localities

The municipality of Tuxpan has 92 localities. Being the most populated: * Platanar * San Juan de Espanatica * Atenquique * Padilla * Rancho Niño * San Miguel el Alto * Los Laureles * Poblado Nuevo * 21 de Noviembre *

Los Mazos Los Mazos is a town situated in Tuxpan Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico. The population was 132 according to the 2020 census. Los Mazos sits at a height of 1,780 meters. Located on the skirts of a couple of volcanoes, an inactive one called El Nev ...

* Las Canoas *Agosto * Pozo Santo * Montelongo, Jalisco * San Mames, Jalisco * Paso de San Juan * El Taracon * Buen País

Gastronomy

Cuaxala

This dish is a kind of salty

atole ''Atole'' (, believed to come from Nahuatl ''Aztec cuisine, ātōlli'' or from Mayan), also known as ''atolli'', ''atol'' and ''atol de elote'', is a traditional hot masa-based beverage of Mexicans, Mexican origin. Atole can have different flav ...

, a thick soup with a doughy consistency that is cooked in

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soup, guajillo chilies,

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lard Lard is a Quasi-solid, semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering (animal products), rendering the adipose tissue, fatty tissue of a domestic pig, pig.

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, and fresh

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. Added on top is shredded chicken meat, it is served in a mud bowl (similar to clay). It is an exquisite meal that is served especially for lunch.

Frijoles güeros

Commonly made during

's Easter week (during Lent), the dish is prepared with the following ingredients:

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, Guajillo chiles,

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, and

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. Once cooked, it is served with a tortilla, folded into four parts.

"Tacos de la estacion" Literally Tacos from the (train) station, also known as Tuxpan's Tacos)

Tuxpan is well known for its tacos that are often sold at the railroad station, during the height of national train travel, Tuxpan was a stop between Colima and Mexico City where many passengers would buy these tacos. Today they are sold at the side of the station and down the street V. Carranza. These tacos consist of a corn tortilla made by hand that is covered by a sauce and stuffed with a piece of beef and pork cooked with spices, or it may be made with beans or

potatoes The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

References

Sources

*Periódico La Voz de Tuxpan, Special Edition *Periódico "La Voz de Tuxpan" Special Edition y Lameiras, OLvera, José. 1990. *El Tuxpan de Jalisco. *Una identidad danzante. El Colegio de MIchoacán A.C. Zamora, Mich. Mexico

External links

Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tuxpan de la Sal, Jalisco
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Página referente a Tuxpan de la Sal

Página de Tochtli Promoción Cultural A.C.
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