Yahualica de González Gallo

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Yahualica
Town and municipality
Yahualica de González Gallo
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Yahualica
Location in Jalisco
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Yahualica
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°10′41.3″N102°53′9.58″W / 21.178139°N 102.8859944°W / 21.178139; -102.8859944
Country Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Jalisco
Founded1542
Incorporated1824
Government
 • Type Ayuntamiento
 •  municipal president Danniela Vazquez
Area
 • Total563.3 km2 (217.5 sq mi)
 • Town5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation
1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [1]
 • Total42,230
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Town
28,330
 • Town density5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alteño, Yahualisense
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Area code 344-784
Website yahualica.gob.mx

Yahualica is a town and municipality in the northeastern part of Jalisco, Mexico. It is one of the 125 municipalities that make up the state of Jalisco.

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Yahualica covers some 563.3 square kilometers and shares borders with the state of Zacatecas.

The name Yahualica is thought to be derived from the indigenous roots of the Nahuas. It may be from "ayahuitl" meaning fog and "calli" meaning house, making Yahualica "the house of fog." Another proposed translation of Ayahuitl is "place surrounded by water" or "the round place". [2]

History

1165: The region's inhabitants were the Tecuexes, who later fought the Aztecs for control of the territory.

1530s : The Spanish, led by Cristóbal de Oñate, conquered the region.

1824: [3] Yahualica was constituted a municipality .

Transportation

Yahualica is served by bus and taxi services, as well as highways leading into and out of Yahualica and throughout the city. The highway transit system includes Fed 71 and Jal 225 (Jal 225) which run entirely in the municipality. Fed 78, southbound, leads to Tepatitlán/Cuquío and northbound to Nochistlán/Aguascalientes. Jal 225 runs east towards the ranchos of Huisquilco, El Durazno, San Isidro, and Pastores.

The closest airports to Yahualica are Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (92 mi (148 km) away), Aguascalientes International Airport (51.6 mi (83.0 km) away) and Guadalajara International Airport (53.2 mi (85.6 km) away), [4] each about a two-hour drive.

Economy

Stockbreeding: Cattle, horses, and pigs are raised.

Gastronomy: Yahualica's traditions include birria , spicy salsa, tostadas , and candy [5] from that region.

Chile de Arbol: The producers of this chile pepper say that Yahualica has the best one in the world because of its taste and spice. This chile is possible thanks to the soil in this region, the climate, and the techniques the producers in the area have been practicing for years.

The economy of around 300 families in this municipality depend on the production of chile de arbol. Other than that, there are more than one dozen industries that produce hot sauces that are utilized in many ways in Mexican households.

Agriculture: Includes corn, sorghum, oats, chili, beans, and peaches.

Commerce: Establishments dedicated to the sale of products of necessity and mixed businesses that sell diverse goods

Industry: The main activity is technology and manufacturing

Services: Many are provided: professional, financial, administrative, technical, social, tourist, personal, and maintenance

Forestry: Oak plants

Mining: Deposits of manganese exist

Fishing: Carp and tilapia are captured.

Cultural and tourist attractions

Architecture

Sports

Yahualica has a soccer/futbol team in the Third Division of Mexico, Club Deportivo De Los Altos and C.D. Salamanca.

El Club Deportivo Gallos is the soccer team that represents the municipality in Third Division of Mexico, local and state tournaments.

Notable people

Yahualica in fiction

Yahualica is the setting for the novel Al filo del agua, written by Agustín Yáñez.

Government

Municipal presidents

Municipal presidentTermPolitical partyNotes
Fortino Toledo [6] 1900
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1900–1901
Irineo Limón1901
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1901
Leandro Gómez1902
A. López Gallo1902
Leandro Gómez1902
Fortino Toledo1903
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1903
Leopoldo Rodríguez1903
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1903
Fortino Toledo1903
A. López Gallo1904
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1904
A. López Gallo1904
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1904
A. López Gallo1904
Juan E. Ruvalcaba1905
A. López Gallo1905
Víctor Toledo1905
A. López Gallo1905
José Ma. Ruvalcaba1906
Félix R. González1906
Juan Casillas1906
Nicolás García1907
J. Cleotilde Quezada1907
Nicolás García1907
Leopoldo Rodríguez1908
Lázaro García1908
Leopoldo Rodríguez1908
Nicolás García1909
R. Agredano1909
Nicolás García1909
R. Agredano1910
Leopoldo Rodríguez1910–1911
Lázaro García1911
Julián Limón1911
Leopoldo Rodríguez1911
Margarito Pérez1912
Jesús Varela1912
Margarito Pérez1912
Jesús Varela1912
Víctor Ruvalcaba1913
J. Jesús Villegas1914
Víctor Ruvalcaba1914
Nicolás García1914–1915
Fortino Toledo1915–1916
Pedro Gómez Rodríguez1916
Cesáreo Gómez1916
Irineo Limón1917
Eulalio López1917
Fortino Toledo1917
Irineo Limón1917
Eulalio López1917
J. Jesús Villegas1918
Blas Ruvalcaba1918
J. Jesús Villegas1918
Blas Ruvalcaba1918
J. Jesús Villegas1918
Víctor Ruvalcaba1918
Irineo Limón1918
Víctor Ruvalcaba1918
Blas Ruvalcaba1919
Víctor Ruvalcaba1919
Blas Ruvalcaba1919
J. Jesús Villegas1919
Víctor Ruvalcaba1919
J. Jesús Villegas1919
Víctor Ruvalcaba1919
J. Jesús Villegas1919–1920
Víctor Ruvalcaba1920
Felipe Toledo1920
Leopoldo Rodríguez1920
Felipe Toledo1920
Leopoldo Rodríguez1920
Felipe Toledo1920
Severiano Ruvalcaba1920–1921
J. Jesús Limón1921
Víctor Ruvalcaba1921
J. Jesús Limón1921
Víctor Ruvalcaba1921
Víctor Toledo1922
Blas Ruvalcaba1922
Víctor Toledo1923
Margarito Pérez1924
Leopoldo Rodríguez1924
Margarito Pérez1924
Blas Ruvalcaba1924
Gregorio Macías1924
Blas Ruvalcaba1924–1926
Manuel Ruvalcaba1927
Nicolás García1927
Felipe González Gallo1927
Cesáreo Gómez1927–1928
Felipe González Gallo1928–1929
Gregorio González Gallo1929 PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
Felipe González Gallo1930–1931PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
Gregorio González Gallo1932–1933PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
Tomás Limón González1934PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
Canuto González Limón1935PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
J. Inés González Gallo1936–1937PNR Logo Partido Nacional Revolucionario.svg
Heliodoro Álvarez G.1938 PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
Víctor Limón R.1939PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
Heliodoro Álvarez G.1939PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
J. Inés González Gallo1940PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
Tomás Limón González1941–1942PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
J. Inés González Gallo1943–1944PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
Heliodoro Álvarez G.1945PRM Logo Partido de la Revolucion Mexicana.svg
Daniel Macías González1946 PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Rubén Toledo González1947PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Elías Gómez Rodríguez1947–1948PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Miguel A. Limón R.1949PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
J. Jesús García R.1949–1951PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Francisco Martínez Rueda1951PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
C. Juan G. Macías1951–1952PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Ignacio Macías T.1953–1954PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Emilio Ruvalcaba R.1955PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
J. Jesús Toledo V.1956PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Porfirio Mercado S.1957–1958PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Emilio Ruvalcaba R.1959–1961PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Rafael Toledo M.1962–1964PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Celedonio Mejía R.1965–1967PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
José Molina Martínez01-01-1968–31-12-1970PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Miguel A. Limón R.01-01-1971–31-12-1973PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Adalberto González J.1974PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
José Vallejo Chávez1974–31-12-1976PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Ignacio Álvarez R.01-01-1977–31-12–1979PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Miguel Ángel García01-01-1980–31-12-1982PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Daniel Macías V. [7] 01-01-1983–31-12-1985PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Rubén Mejía Campa01-01-1986–1987PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
J. Guadalupe Lomelí González1987–31-12-1988PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Daniel Macías Velasco [8] 1989–1992PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Gregorio M. González Limón [9] 1992–1995PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Juan Alfredo Rangel López [10] 1995–1997 PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
Faustino Plascencia Plascencia [11] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
Sergio Octavio Castañeda Gutiérrez [12] [13] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
José Guadalupe Durán Jáuregui [14] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
Elías Octavio Íñiguez Mejía [15] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
Anastacio Mercado Martínez [16] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
José Luis Íñiguez Gámez [17] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015PAN PAN Party (Mexico).svg
Alejandro Macías Velasco [18] 01-10-2015–30-09-2018PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg
PVEM PVE logo (Mexico).svg
Alejandro Macías Velasco [19] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021PRI PRI Party (Mexico).svg He was reelected on 1 July 2018
Danniela Julemmy Vázquez González01-10-2021– MC MC Party (Mexico).svg

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  2. ↑ "Toponimia". Yahualica Ayuntamiento. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. ↑ H. Ayuntamiento de Yahualica. "Cronología Hechos Históricos". yahualicahgo.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Closest airport to Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexico". www.closestairportto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  5. ↑ Morales, Paola (2005). "Candy Makers from Mexican Jalisco State Expect to Export Their Products; [Source: El Universal]". ProQuest   467905769.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Yahualica de González Gallo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI: 2352 votos. Partido Demócrata Mexicano (PDM): 1990 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI: 3160 votos. PAN: 926 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI: 4086 votos. PAN: 1395 votos. Partido Popular Socialista (PPS): 54 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 4890 votos. PRI: 4339 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 4621 votos. PRI: 4509 votos. PRD: 539 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 5339 votos. PRI: 4794 votos. PVEM: 437 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Relación de munícipes y regidores. Yahualica de González Gallo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI: 4376 votos. PAN: 3195 votos. PVEM: 2269 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 5275 votos. PRI: 4041 votos. PVEM: 585 votos. PRD-PT 376 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Regidores de mayoría relativa, y de representación proporcional. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 4082 votos. PRI-Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal) 3179 votos. PVEM: 2775 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Yahualica de González Gallo. PAN: 4939 votos. PRI-PVEM: 4330 votos. PT-MC: 2358 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "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. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI-PVEM: 8796 votos. PAN: 3196 votos. MC: 288 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Yahualica de González Gallo. PRI: 4669 votos. PAN: 4185 votos. MC: 1374 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 1238 votos. PVEM: 67 votos. PRD: 35 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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