Acatlán de Juárez
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
MC
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Logo_Partido_Movimiento_Ciudadano_%28M%C3%A9xico%29.svg/22px-Logo_Partido_Movimiento_Ciudadano_%28M%C3%A9xico%29.svg.png)
Acatlán de Juárez is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 154 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 22,540.[3]
History
The first settlers in the region were members of a tribe that was established in Cocula, They were defeated by the Purepecha in 1509.
In the year of 1550 the area for the first time attained the first level of a municipality, under the power of the viceroy of the New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza.[3] During his rule he encountered discontent with people in Zacoalco de Torres, Ahualulco and Ameca. In the first half of the 17th century the Augustinians built a temple dedicated to Santa Ana, known today as the " Parroquia de Santa Ana".
In 1825 the area fell under the canton of Sayula. In 1858, Benito Juárez, in his journey through these lands, stayed at the inn in the town of Acatlán de Juárez, owned by Miguel Gomez. During his short stay, he was killed at the hands of the conservatives, and died saving the pastor of the place, Meliton Gutierrez Vargas.[3] On March 22 of 1906, by decree 1158, the name of the earlier village changed its name from Santa Ana Acatlan to Acaltán de Juarez, and acquired the title of a town.[3]
Geography
Acatlán de Juárez is located in the centre of Jalisco state between the coordinates 20° 14'30" north latitude and 103° 32'30" west longitude at an altitude of 1,393 metres above sea level.
The municipality is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Tala and Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, to the east by the municipalities of Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jocotepec and Zacoalco de Torres to the south with the municipalities of Zacoalco de Torres and Villa Corona, and to the west by the municipalities of Villa Corona and Tala.
Approximately 57% of the land area is flat, especially in the middle east, west and south of the municipality with its characteristic valleys. The primary agricultural areas at some 39% are located to the north and east, with altitudes of 1,400 and 1,500 m. There are some hilly areas accounting for just 4% of the land area which lies to the south-east and north-west at altitudes that reach the 2.200 m.
The municipality belongs to the hydrological basin known as Lerma-Chapala-Santiago.[4] Its water resources are provided by the Acatlán River and the springs El Cajón del Muerto and Charco Verde.[3] In addition, several small streams flow in the rainy season, the Hurtado, Presa Chica and Bordo de San Gerardo.
The climate is dry with a dry winter and spring, semi-warm in the winter season. The average annual temperature is 20.5 °C, with an average annual rainfall of 714.7 mm and can reach up to 1.100, with the heaviest rainfall in July and August. Prevailing winds flow in the easterly direction.
Economy
Agriculture is the primary activity in the municipality, with crops such as sugarcane, maize, beans, peanuts, sunflower and tomato.[3] Livestock is also a main economic activity with the rearing of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, rabbits and hives. Sugar and alcohol production are of note.[3] The town has a wide variety of commercial establishments and provides services to tourists.[3]
Government
The form of government is democratic under the state and Federal elections, which are held every three years. At the municipal level, the mayor and her/his council are elected. The current municipal president is Jaime Enrique Velasco, from the Citizens' Movement party. He was elected in the election of 6 June 2021.
The municipality has 27 villages, the most important ones are: Acatlán de Juárez (town), Bellavista, El Plan, San José de los Pozos, San Pedro Valencia, and Villa de los Niños.
Municipal presidents
Municipal president | Term | Political party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Miguel Díaz C.[5] | 1878 | ||
Manuel López Portillo | 1879 | ||
Basilio Rueda | 1880 | ||
Pedro Zaragoza | 1881 | ||
Manuel López Portillo | 1882 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1883 | ||
Silvestre Ruvalcaba | 1897 | ||
J. M. Elizondo | 1897 | ||
Basilio Rueda | 1898 | ||
Francisco Baeza | 1898 | ||
Basilio Rueda | 1898 | ||
Tranquilino Elizondo | 1899 | ||
Basilio Rueda | 1899 | ||
Tranquilino Elizondo | 1899 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1900 | ||
Antonio Ruvalcaba | 1901 | ||
Andrés T. Bobadilla | 1902 | ||
Francisco Baeza | 1903 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1903 | ||
Miguel Corona | 1904 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1904 | Substitute | |
Ignacio Guzmán | 1904 | Substitute | |
Joaquín Baeza | 1904 | Substitute | |
Andrés Bobadilla | 1904 | Substitute | |
Heladio Rueda | 1906 | By operation of the law | |
Heladio Rueda | 1907 | ||
Ignacio Guzmán | 1907 | ||
Heladio Rueda | 1907 | ||
Leopoldo López Portillo | 1907 | ||
Heladio Rueda | 1907 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1908 | ||
Leopoldo López Portillo | 1908 | ||
Joaquín Baeza | 1908 | ||
Leopoldo López Portillo | 1909 | ||
Heladio Rueda | 1910 | ||
Antonio Ruvalcaba | 1910 | Substitute | |
Antonio Ruvalcaba | 1910 | ||
Leopoldo López Portillo | 1911 | ||
Antonio V. Alvarado | 1911 | ||
Adalberto Olvera | 1912 | ||
Manuel Vázquez | 1912 | ||
Adalberto Olvera | 1912 | ||
Manuel Vázquez | 1912 | By operation of the law | |
Jesús V. García | 1912 | By operation of the law | |
Adalberto Olvera | 1912 | ||
Serapio Bobadilla | 1913 | ||
José Ma. Villagrana | 1914 | ||
Enrique Martínez | 1914 | ||
Juan Zúñiga | 1914 | ||
Primitivo Zepeda | 1915 | Acting municipal president | |
Juan Zúñiga | 1915 | ||
Francisco Corona | 1915 | ||
Francisco Corona | 1916 | ||
Gabriel Guerrero | 1916 | ||
Basilio Jiménez | 1916 | ||
Felipe Siordia | 1916 | ||
Ignacio García | 1916 | ||
Felipe Siordia | 1917 | ||
Ignacio Siordia | 1918 | ||
Marcos Gutiérrez | 1918 | ||
Félix Ramírez | 1919 | ||
Marcos Gutiérrez | 1919 | ||
Matías García | 1919 | By operation of the law | |
Marcos Gutiérrez | 1919 | ||
Servando Rueda | 1920 | ||
Saturnino Corral | 1920 | ||
J. Félix Ramírez | 1920 | Acting municipal president | |
José Aguilar | 1921 | ||
Edmundo Bobadilla | 1921 | ||
Aurelio López | 1921 | Acting municipal president | |
Edmundo Bobadilla | 1921 | ||
Andrés T. Bobadilla | 1922 | ||
Saturnino Coral | 1922 | ||
Apolonio Trujillo H. | 1922 | ||
Saturnino Coral | 1922 | ||
Servando Rizo | 1923 | ||
Servando Rueda | 1923 | ||
Apolonio Trujillo | 1923 | ||
Apolonio Trujillo | 1924 | ||
Rodrigo Pérez | 1924 | ||
Concepción Cortés | 1924 | ||
Ponciano Salas | 1924 | ||
Jaime Castillo | 1924 | ||
Roberto Cárdenas | 1924 | ||
Roberto Cárdenas | 1925 | ||
Francisco R. Flores | 1925 | ||
Francisco R. Flores | 1926 | ||
Manuel Ruvalcaba | 1926 | ||
Saturnino Coral | 1926 | ||
Francisco López García | 1926 | ||
J. Félix Ramírez | 1927 | ||
Ignacio Baeza | 1927 | ||
Secundino Torres | 1927 | ||
Francisco López García | 1928 | ||
Benjamín Alamillo | 1928 | ||
Andrés Larios | 1928 | By operation of the law | |
Francisco López García | 1928 | ||
Samuel R. Trujillo | 1929 | ||
Francisco López García | 1930 | PNR ![]() | |
Saturnino Coral | 1931 | PNR ![]() | |
Lamberto Castellanos | 1932 | PNR ![]() | |
Narciso Gutiérrez | 1933–1934 | PNR ![]() | |
Aureliano Z. Alvarado | 1935 | PNR ![]() | |
Pedro Villegas | 1936 | PNR ![]() | |
Gonzalo Castillo | 1937 | PNR ![]() | |
Margarito Ríos | 1938 | PRM ![]() | |
Víctor Limón | 1939 | PRM ![]() | |
Narciso Gutiérrez | 1940 | PRM ![]() | |
Clemente Hermosillo | 1941–1942 | PRM ![]() | |
José Grajeda Gómez | 1943–1944 | PRM ![]() | |
Fidel García Gómez | 1945–1946 | PRM ![]() | |
Silvestre Ruvalcaba Rizo | 1947–1948 | PRI ![]() | |
N/A | 1949–1950 | ||
N/A | 1951–1952 | ||
José Hernández Velasco | 01-01-1953–31-12-1955 | PRI ![]() | |
Silvestre Ruvalcaba Rizo | 01-01-1956–31-12-1958 | PRI ![]() | |
J. Natividad Barrera García | 01-01-1959–31-12-1961 | PRI ![]() | |
J. Jesús Ramírez Hernández | 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 | PRI ![]() | |
Ignacio Meléndez Maldonado | 01-01-1965–31-12-1967 | PRI ![]() | |
Isidoro Díaz Mejía | 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 | PRI ![]() | |
Alberto Cuevas Zúñiga | 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 | PRI ![]() | |
Apolonio Fúnez Cabrera | 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 | PRI ![]() | |
Florencio Domínguez Íñiguez | 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 | PRI ![]() | |
Juan Ruiz Guerrero | 1980–1982 | PRI ![]() | |
Petronilo Ibarra | 1982 | PRI ![]() | Acting municipal president |
J. Natividad Barrera García[6] | 1983 | PRI ![]() | |
Juan García Lizaola | 1983–1985 | PRI ![]() | Acting municipal president |
Ma. Guadalupe de León López | 1986–1988 | PRI ![]() | |
Rito Moreno Hernández[7] | 01-01-1989–1992 | PRI ![]() | |
José Ortiz Borrayo[8] | 1992–1995 | PRI ![]() | |
Felipe de Jesús López García[9] | 1995–1997 | PRI ![]() | |
Miguel Ángel Carrasco[10] | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PVEM ![]() | |
Martín Dávalos Gómez[11] | 01-01-2001–2003 | PRI ![]() | |
Remigio García Villegas[12] | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI ![]() | |
Luis Carrillo Bueno[13][14] | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRD ![]() PT ![]() | |
Édgar Santiago Aviña Mejía[15] | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN ![]() | |
Emeterio Corona Vázquez[16] | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI ![]() PVEM ![]() | Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
Gerardo Uvaldo Ochoa Alvarado[17] | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | MC ![]() | |
Gerardo Uvaldo Ochoa Alvarado[18] | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | MC ![]() | Was reelected on 01-07-2018 |
Jaime Enrique Velasco López[19] | 01-10-2021– | MC ![]() |
Culture
![]() | ![]() |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | Juan Diego |
---|
Much of the architecture in the municipality is stone work dating back to the 1850s. The town contains the "Benito Juárez" arts and crafts museum. A religious festival is celebrated on July 26 n honor of St. Anne, the patron saint of the city.[3] It is customary on December 11 each year to also light bonfires at night along the streets, to commemorate the vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego.[3]
Local cuisine includes the Birria goat, Carnitas beef, pork and beans and sweets known as Encalada flour fritters and ponteduro.[3] Guarapo, a fruit cane juice and fruit punch are common beverages.
Notable landmarks
Architecture
- Parroquia de Santa Ana
- Museo de Artes y Oficios
- Chorros de Santa Ana
- Mesón de la Providencia
- Museo Benito Juárez
- Panteón Municipal
Parks and reserves
- Cerro de la Coronilla
- Mirador de Santa Cruz
- Cerro de la Lima
- Paseo del Río
- Presa del Hurtado
Notable people
- Ismael Baeza – writer
- Joaquín Baeza Agraz – physician
- Miguel Baeza Agraz – writer
- Nayar Carrillo – writer
- Isidoro Díaz – international footballer
- Jesús Huerta Leal – politician
- Carlos Augusto Ortiz – athlete
- Bruno Romero – philanthropist
- Basilio Rueda Guzmán
- Francisco Melitón Vargas – pastor
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Inegi. Jalisco. Número de habitantes por municipio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Acatlán de Juárez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Mapa de Regiones Hidrológicas" (in Spanish). INEGI. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Acatlán de Juárez" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 3304 votos. Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST): 116 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 1872 votos. PAN: 595 votos. Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ): 258 votos. Partido Auténtico de la Revolución Mexicana (PARM) 5 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 3170 votos. PAN: 2171 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN) 173 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 3232 votos. PAN: 1998 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN) 300 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 157 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Acatlán de Juárez. PVEM: 2866 votos. PRI: 2744 votos. PAN: 1406 votos. PRD: 181 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 2928 votos. PAN: 2049 votos. PVEM: 1571 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 628 votos. PRD: 297 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI: 2975 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 2747 votos. PAN: 615 votos. PVEM: 516 votos. PRD: 397 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Acatlán de Juárez. PRD-PT: 4113 votos. PRI: 2653 votos. PAN: 871 votos. Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (ASC): 728 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal) 148 votos. Convergencia: 103 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Ayuntamiento de Acatlán de Juárez. PAN: 2128 votos. PRI-Panal: 2064 votos. PT: 1751 votos. Partido Socialdemócrata (PSD): 1496 votos. PVEM: 1097 votos. PRD: 695 votos. Convergencia: 505 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Acatlán de Juárez. PRI-PVEM: 3372 votos. PAN: 3309 votos. PT-MC: 1983 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 1690 votos. PRD: 378 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral local ordinario 2015. Integración de ayuntamientos 2015. Anexo V. Acatlán de Juárez. MC: 3620 votos. PRI: 2727 votos. PAN-PRD: 2230 votos. PVEM: 1141 votos. Morena: 707 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 285 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Acatlán de Juárez. MC: 2249 votos. PRD: 1697 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 1545 votos. PVEM: 1407 votos. PAN: 1316 votos. PRI: 726 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 131 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral concurrente 2021. Integración de Ayuntamientos, 2021. Acatlán de Juárez. MC: 2720 votos. Morena: 2257 votos. Partido Encuentro Solidario (PES): 1593 votos. Hagamos: 999 votos. PAN: 783 votos. Fuerza por México: 781 votos. PRI: 395 votos. PVEM: 199 votos. Redes Sociales Progresistas (RSP): 23 votos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- v
- t
- e
![Jalisco](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_Jalisco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jalisco.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Jalisco_en_M%C3%A9xico.svg/100px-Jalisco_en_M%C3%A9xico.svg.png)
- Guadalajara
- Ocotlán
- Puerto Vallarta
and
(municipal seats)
- Acatic
- Acatlán de Juárez
- Ahualulco de Mercado
- Amacueca
- Amatitán
- Ameca
- Arandas
- Atemajac de Brizuela
- Atengo
- Atenguillo
- Atotonilco El Alto
- Atoyac
- Autlán de Navarro
- Ayotlán
- Ayutla
- Bolaños
- Cabo Corrientes (El Tuito)
- Cañadas de Obregón
- Casimiro Castillo
- Chapala
- Chimaltitán
- Chiquilistlán
- Cihuatlán
- Cocula
- Colotlán
- Concepción de Buenos Aires
- Cuautitlán de García Barragán
- Cuautla
- Cuquío
- Degollado
- Ejutla
- El Arenal
- El Grullo
- El Limón
- El Salto
- Encarnación de Díaz
- Etzatlán
- Gómez Farías (San Sebastián del Sur)
- Guachinango
- Guadalajara
- Hostotipaquillo
- Huejúcar
- Huejuquilla El Alto
- Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
- Ixtlahuacán del Río
- Jalostotitlán
- Jamay
- Jesús María
- Jilotlán de los Dolores
- Jocotepec
- Juanacatlán
- Juchitlán
- La Barca
- La Huerta
- La Manzanilla de La Paz
- Lagos de Moreno
- Magdalena
- Mascota
- Mazamitla
- Mexticacan
- Mezquitic
- Mixtlán
- Ocotlán
- Ojuelos de Jalisco
- Pihuamo
- Poncitlán
- Puerto Vallarta
- Quitupan
- San Cristóbal de la Barranca
- San Diego de Alejandría
- San Gabriel
- San Ignacio Cerro Gordo
- San Juan de los Lagos
- San Juanito de Escobedo (Antonio Escobedo)
- San Julián
- San Marcos
- San Martín de Bolaños
- San Martín de Hidalgo
- San Miguel el Alto
- San Sebastián del Oeste
- Santa María del Oro
- Santa María de los Ángeles
- Sayula
- Tala
- Talpa de Allende
- Tamazula de Gordiano
- Tapalpa
- Tecalitlán
- Techaluta de Montenegro
- Tecolotlán
- Tenamaxtlán
- Teocaltiche
- Teocuitatlán de Corona
- Tepatitlán de Morelos
- Tequila
- Teuchitlán
- Tizapan El Alto
- Tlajomulco de Zúñiga
- Tlaquepaque
- Tolimán
- Tomatlán
- Tonalá
- Tonaya
- Tonila
- Totatiche
- Tototlán
- Tuxcacuesco
- Tuxcueca
- Tuxpan
- Unión de San Antonio
- Unión de Tula
- Valle de Guadalupe
- Valle de Juárez
- Villa Corona
- Villa Guerrero
- Villa Hidalgo
- Villa Purificación
- Yahualica de González Gallo
- Zacoalco de Torres
- Zapopan
- Zapotiltic
- Zapotitlán de Vadillo
- Zapotlán del Rey
- Zapotlán el Grande
- Zapotlanejo
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
- Barranca de Oblatos
- Bosque Mesófilo Nevado de Colima
- Chamela-Cuixmala
- Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 043 Estado de Nayarit
- La Primavera
- Laguna de Sayula
- Sierra de Manantlán
- Sierra de Quila
- Vallarta Botanical Gardens
- Volcán Nevado de Colima