Ayotlán
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Ayotlán is a town and municipality
, in Jalisco
in central-western Mexico
. The municipality covers an area of 518.57 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 35,150.
Olidsent by Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Michoacán in 1521, and registered as a resident grabbed the Ayotl natural. Valley Coin was given instructed to Juan de Villaseñor the Elder, who ruled 9 years. When Nuño de Guzmán arrived in the population, the 16 February of 1530, ignored the rights of Villaseñor. Ayotl was then under the jurisdiction of the Nueva Galicia. The people of Ayotl participated in the war Miztán in 1541 then was encomendero Verdugo Fco. They burned the church and their houses and went back to Peñoles Coin. The number of natives amounted to 12,000 rebels. On October 26 the same year, personally Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza besieged El Penol with a powerful army and gave them so fierce battle that nearly ended with them.
The town dates from October 8 in 1884.
The town is bordered on the north by the municipalities of the Atotonilco El Alto
, Arandas
and Jesús María
, on the east by the municipalities of Jesús María
, Degollado
the south by the municipality of Yurécuaro
the west by the municipalities of La Barca and Atotonilco El Alto
.
, Betania
, Cañada de San Ignacio, Carboneras, Carretas, Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas (El Sicuicho), El Bajío (Bajío de Tejas), El Caracol, El Chaveño, El Edén, El Fraile, El Jaral, El Ojo de Agua, El Rosario, Granja Ballesteros, Granja la Gaby, La Concepción,Las Higueras,El Venado, El Guayabo, Mirandillas, El Volantin,La Raya, La Nopalera and La Esperanza.
Municipalities of Jalisco
The Mexican state of Jalisco is divided into125 municipalities...
, in Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
in central-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The municipality covers an area of 518.57 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 35,150.
Place Names
Ayotlán comes from "Ayotl" (its former name) and means "place of turtles" or "instead of calabashes.History
In 1583 the Spaniards called it "and Ayo el Chico" to distinguish it from large town that was near San Pedro Piedra Gorda, in the now state of Guanajuato. In the year 620 and 623 came the Aztecs found the place already populated by indigenous groups. About 10 km south of the town is a hill called "Old Town" which was the first seat of the population. Before the conquest had approximately 15,000 Indians living scattered throughout the Valley Coin. Manor depended Coin, whose capital was Tototlan. Worshiped "Ixtlacateolt", highly revered deity in the contours of Lake Chapala. The natives had erected shrines or "cues" on the hill of the Villas.Olidsent by Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Michoacán in 1521, and registered as a resident grabbed the Ayotl natural. Valley Coin was given instructed to Juan de Villaseñor the Elder, who ruled 9 years. When Nuño de Guzmán arrived in the population, the 16 February of 1530, ignored the rights of Villaseñor. Ayotl was then under the jurisdiction of the Nueva Galicia. The people of Ayotl participated in the war Miztán in 1541 then was encomendero Verdugo Fco. They burned the church and their houses and went back to Peñoles Coin. The number of natives amounted to 12,000 rebels. On October 26 the same year, personally Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza besieged El Penol with a powerful army and gave them so fierce battle that nearly ended with them.
The town dates from October 8 in 1884.
Location
Ayotlán is located at coordinates 20 ° 20 '05 "to 20 ° 37' 30" north latitude and 102 ° 15 '00 "102 ° 39' 40" west longitude at an altitude of 1.630 meters above sea level.The town is bordered on the north by the municipalities of the Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 638.15 km².Atotonilco means Atotonilco El Alto means The High for honor Cristero War...
, Arandas
Arandas
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and Jesús María
Jesús María, Jalisco
Jesús María is a town in the region of Los Altos of the Mexican state of Jalisco, approximately 2 hours east of Guadalajara. The population of Jesús María is 17,884 as of 2005.-History:...
, on the east by the municipalities of Jesús María
Jesús María, Jalisco
Jesús María is a town in the region of Los Altos of the Mexican state of Jalisco, approximately 2 hours east of Guadalajara. The population of Jesús María is 17,884 as of 2005.-History:...
, Degollado
Degollado
Degollado is a small city and Municipality in the eastern highlands of the Mexican State of Jalisco.- Facts about Degollado, Jalisco :* Most played sport: Futbol...
the south by the municipality of Yurécuaro
Yurécuaro
Yurécuaro is a town and a municipality in the region of the Chapala cienega at the north-west in the Mexican state of Michoacán.Yurécuaro comes from the purepecha iorekuarhu means "River side" or "Place of growing" "lugar junto al rio" o "Lugar de crecientes".It is located at northwest of the...
the west by the municipalities of La Barca and Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto
Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 638.15 km².Atotonilco means Atotonilco El Alto means The High for honor Cristero War...
.
Ayotlán municipality
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Ayotlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 518.57 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 35,150.- Place Names :...
, Betania
Betania, Jalisco
Betania is a town and in Ayotlán municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The census of 2005 the town had a population of 2,849 inhabitants.- Place Names :...
, Cañada de San Ignacio, Carboneras, Carretas, Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas (El Sicuicho), El Bajío (Bajío de Tejas), El Caracol, El Chaveño, El Edén, El Fraile, El Jaral, El Ojo de Agua, El Rosario, Granja Ballesteros, Granja la Gaby, La Concepción,Las Higueras,El Venado, El Guayabo, Mirandillas, El Volantin,La Raya, La Nopalera and La Esperanza.