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Santiago De QuertaroSantiago de Quertaro is the capital city of the state of Quertaro, Mexico. It was founded in 1531. General information - Official Name: Santiago de Quertaro
- Conventional Name: Quertaro
- Location: 200 km, (125 miles) north from Mexico City, DF.
- Altitude: 2000 meters, 1.25miles
- Rivers in the City:
Photo of the Queretaro River
Photo of the Queretaro River Quertaro river, Juriquilla river and Pueblito river 759.9km2 or 474.93 square miles(Santiago de Quertaro)
1530km2 or 956.25 square miles(Santiago de Quertaro and metropolitan area) 841.386 inhabitants (Santiago de Quertaro). 1.016.481 inhabitants(Santiago de Quertaro and metropolitan area) The city of Santiago de Quertaro is conformed by the municipalities of Quertaro (841,386), Corregidora (74,558), El Marqus (71,397) and Huimilpan (29,140) Economy: Automotive Industry, servicies, tourism and manufacture - GDP per Capita: $13.780,00 (USD)
- GDP: $13.103.190.000,00 (USD)
Local Festivites: - Fiestas de Santiago de Quertaro (aniversary of the foundation of the city) 23 to 30 July.
- Fiesta de la Virgen del Pueblito (festivity of Our Lady of El Pueblito)
- Jolgorio (cultural fair)
- Feria de Navidad de Quertaro (Christmas Fair) 1 to 15 December
History According to tradition, Quertaro was founded on 25 July, 1531. On this date Spanish Conquistador Hernn Prez Bocanegra y Crdoba arrived with Otom Indian Conn, the chief Jilotepec, to found the town of Quertaro. He is said to have won without resorting to arms after seeing a vision of the Cross and Saint Santiago, after whom the city was named. The city's Convent of the Cross has a stone cross from the early Spanish era. In 1656 the city was named "The Noble & Loyal City of Santiago of Queretaro", by Viceroy the Duke of Alburquerque; the title was confirmed in 1712 by King Philip V of Spain. In 1726 an aqueduct was constructed which furnished the city's water until 1970. On 13 September 1810 Epigmenio Gonzlez was taken prisoner after starting an insurrection against the oppressive Corregidor Don Miguel Domnguez and his wife Doa Josefa Ortz de Domnguez and conspiring against the Viceregal government. This is considered part of the birth of the Mexican independence movement. In 1847 Quertaro was made capital of the Republic during the United States of America invasion in the Mexican-American War. On 30 May, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed here. Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna ceeded to the United States of America the Mexican states of California and Nuevo Mxico (today the US States of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico). (Later in 1854 Santa Anna sold Mesilla territory (the south of Arizona and the remainder of New Mexico) to the USA in the treaty with James Gadsden.) In 1867 the city was the last capital of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. The Liberal Republicans defeated the Imperial Conservative forces here, and on 19 June Maximilian was shot here on the Hill of Bells ("Cerro de las Campanas") together with his Generals Miguel Miramn and Toms Meja. Santiago de Quertaro was named capital of the Republic for the third time on 5 February, 1917, as the Proclamation of the Political Constitution of the United States of Mexico was established by President Venustiano Carranza at the Congressional Congress in the city's Teatro de la Repblica. In 1997, after some 70 years of Partido Revolucionario Institucional domination, the city and state government passed to the control of the Partido Accin Nacional. Monuments and Places of Interest
Photograph of the Aqueduct
- Mansion of "La Corregidora" (Government palace)
- Government Palace of the City
- Aqueduct
- Historic Center Gardens
- Museum of the City
- State Regional Museum
- Art Museum
- Theater "El Corral de Comedias"
- Theater "Cmicos de la Lengua"
- Cineteatro (cinema and theater) "Rosario Solano"
- Church of Santa Clara
- Church of Santa Rosa de Viterbo
- Mansion of Ecala
Important Events National Anthem: the mexican national anthem was played for the first time in the "Teatro de la Repblica" in the city. National Constitution: the mexican constitution was written and signed also in the "Teatro de la Repblica". Mexico-USA War: the peace treaty of the war was signed in the city Gastronomy Enchiladas Queretanas: tacos made with corn tortillas, red and "ranchero" sauce and onion, with fried chicken, fried potatoes and carrots, covered with "asadero" cheese. City Coat of Arms
See also: Quertaro External links
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