The Guadalajara Macrobús is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The initiation of work on the system was announced by Jalisco Governor Emilio González Márquez on February 29, 2008. The system was launched on March 11, 2009 by him and Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
Tapalpa is a town and municipality in Jalisco, a state of central-western Mexico.
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga is the municipal seat and third most populous city in the municipality of the same name, located in the state of Jalisco in central-western Mexico. It forms part of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, lying to the southeast of it. The municipality covers an area of 636.93 km2. As of 2010 it had a population of 416,626, with a total urban population of 378,965.
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS was a Mexican historian, diplomat, scholar, professor, art collector and sugarcane entrepreneur who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century. He spoke Spanish, English, French, Italian and Latin fluently. He authored and published numerous articles for newspapers and specialized magazines in Mexico, South America, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. His enthusiasm for history led him to become a professor of Regional History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1965. Later on, in 1973, he earned his MA degree in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He is especially mentioned by Mexican academics Mauricio Beuchot (2001) and José María Murià (2003) as an early historian of the haciendas in Western Mexico.
Gabriel Flores was a Mexican painter and muralist born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Between 1956 and 1993, his murals focused on historical and universal themes, as well as the ability of art functioning as social commentary. In the 1960s, at the height of his career, he created his magnum opus Los Niños Héroes, depicting the sacrifice of six child soldiers during the Mexican-American War. Gabriel Flores described himself, saying "I do not want much; I have what I like, above all my freedom."
The Milenio Cartel, or Cártel de los Valencia, was a Mexican criminal organization based in Michoacán. It relocated to Jalisco in the early 2000s. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel was born from the splintering of the Milenio Cartel.
Ángel Romero was a Mexican cyclist and politician. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also twice municipal president of Zapopan, 1961–1963 and 1974–1976.
Ramón Corona was a liberal Mexican general and diplomat. He served with distinction during the Second French Intervention in Mexico and after the triumph of the republic, the government assigned him to hunt down the local caudillo, Manuel Lozada. He served as the Mexican minister to Spain but upon his return to the country, Corona was murdered in 1889.
A statue of Francisco I. Madero is installed in Guadalajara's Parque Revolución, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The statue was vandalized during the 2020 International Women's Day march.
Alfonso Toral Moreno was a Mexican short story writer, essayist, and proofreader.
Edgar Federico Mason Villalobos was a Mexican columnist, economist, and journalist.
Line 4 of the Guadalajara light rail system will be the future fourth line of the Guadalajara light rail system. It will be 21.7 km (13.5 mi) long and will run from the Fray Angélico bus station of Mi Macro Calzada to the municipal capital of Tlajomulco. Daily ridership is estimated to be 106,000 passengers, and construction will cost 9.137 billion Mexican pesos. The works began officially on 22 May 2022.
Mi Macro Calzada is the first line of the Guadalajara Macrobús. It runs along 16.6 km (10.3 mi) on the Independencia roadway and the Gobernador Curiel Avenue from the southern terminus, Fray Angélico, north to Mirador, with a total of 27 stations. The line has connections with line 2 and line 3 of the light rail at the San Juan de Dios and Bicentenario stations, respectively, and with the second BRT line, Mi Macro Periférico, at the Independencia Norte station. In the near future, it will also have a connection with line 4 at the Fray Angélico station.
The Plaza de toros El Progreso was a bullring in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It was used for bullfighting and also for hosting musical events. The venue could hold 14,000 people and was built in 1856.
The Plaza de toros El Progreso disaster was a crowd collision tragedy that occurred about 8:30 p.m. on 31 January 1965 when in the tunnel and crew ramp of the venue, through which the people who had enjoyed the evening show of Mexican popular music were coming out and at the same time the public who would attend the night show were trying to enter.
Aristóteles Sandoval assumed office as Governor of the State of Jalisco on 1 March 2013, and his term ended on 5 December 2018. The governor has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet of the State of Jalisco, as per the Ley Orgánica del Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Jalisco, Article 4, Section V.
Ramiro Villaseñor y Villaseñor, was a Mexican bibliographer and historian.
Sara Velasco Gutiérrez is a Mexican writer, literary researcher, librarian, and former elementary education and high school teacher.
