Guanajuato
Sign in to saveGuanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.
AI overview
Guanajuato is one of Mexico's 32 states, located in the country's federal system of government. The state is organized into 46 municipalities and is centered around its capital city, also named Guanajuato.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Settlement.established_date
- December 20, 1823
- Settlement.established_title2
- Order
- Settlement.established_date2
- 2nd
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- (National Action Party)
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Senators
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Ricardo Sheffield Padilla (Morena) (Ecologist Green Party) Miguel Márquez Márquez (National Action Party)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Deputies
- Settlement.name
- Guanajuato
- Settlement.native_name
- Kuahnasï Juáta (Purépecha)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- State
- Settlement.image_caption
Article
31 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Ecology
- History
- Pre-Hispanic era
- Spanish colonial period
- Independence and 19th century
- Mexican Revolution to the present
- Demographics
- Religion
- Indigenous peoples
- Immigration
- Economy
- Industry, crafts and mining
- Agriculture
- {{anchor|Mineral de Pozos}}Commerce, services and tourism
- Culture
- Festivals
- Cuisine
- Architecture
- Arts and literature
- Government and politics
- Education
- Media
- Transportation
- Archeological sites
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.
It is located in central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Jalisco to the west, Zacatecas to the northwest, San Luis Potosí to the north, Querétaro to the east, and Michoacán to the south. It covers an area of . The state is home to several historically important cities, especially those along the "Bicentennial Route", which retraces the path of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's insurgent army at the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. This route begins at Dolores Hidalgo, and passes through the Sanctuary of Atotonilco, San Miguel de Allende, Celaya, and the capital of Guanajuato. Other important cities in the state include León, the state's biggest city, Salamanca, and Irapuato. The first town established by the Spaniards in Guanajuato is Acámbaro while the first to be named a city is Salvatierra.