Jaral del Progreso is a Mexican

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...

 city and municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

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 located in the Bajío

Bajío

The Bajío is a region of Central Mexico that includes the plains south of the Sierra de Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato, as well as parts of the states of Querétaro and Michoacán .In general parlance, it is usually associated with the States of Guanajuato and Querétaro, although it only...

 (lowlands) of the state of Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

. With an area of 174.37 square kilometres, Jaral del Progreso accounts for 0.57% of the surface of the state. It is bordered to the north by Salamanca

Salamanca, Guanajuato

Salamanca is a city in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.Founded January 1, 1603 as 'Villa de Salamanca' by the Viceroy Gaspar de Zuniga and Acevedo, fifth Earl of Monterrey, who was originally from Salamanca...

, to the northeast by Cortazar

Cortazar, Guanajuato

Cortazar is a city and its surrounding municipality located in the southeastern quadrant of the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. It is bordered to the north by Villagrán, to the north and east by Celaya, to the southeast by Tarimoro, to the south by Salvatierra, and to the west by Jaral del Progreso...

 to the southeast by Salvatierra

Salvatierra, Guanajuato

Salvatierra is a Mexican city located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 507.70 square kilometres, Salvatierra accounts for 1.66% the total area of the state...

, to the south by Yuriria

Yuriria

Yuririapundaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, also known as Yuriria, is one of 46 municipalities in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Its location and historical importance are key factors to the outstanding and significal importance of the municipality....

, and to the west by Valle de Santiago

Valle de Santiago

Valle de Santiago is a municipio in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and also the name of its largest township and cabecera municipal . The municipality is located in the southern portion of the state in the Bajío region of central Mexico, and has an area of some...

. The municipality had a total of 14,906 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. The municipal president of Jaral del Progreso and its many smaller outlying communities is Alfonso Borja Pimentel. Like most of the neighboring municipalities, Jaral del Progreso economy is based mostly on agriculture and ranching.

History

At first Jaral del Progreso was created as a congregation named "Jaral de la Cruz". Later on the name was change to "Jaral del Valle". The main reason was that politically and geography belongs to a place call Camembaro known as this days as Valle de Santiago. This lands were consignated to the Indian Diego Turicantí in 1590 by the viceroy Luis de Velasco. On June 9, 1831 the limits of the land were marked by Don Anzelmo Ramirez, but until September,1863 this land was consider as a municipality of the state of Guanajuato. Their gobernor was the General Manuel Doblado. The name Jaral del Valle stays until 1910 when it was consider as a town, so they changed the name to Jaral the Progreso which name is actually known with.
By the year of 1912 the estate declare Jaral del Progreso as a free town.There were also an expansion of their limits up to Zempoala.

Culture and Tourism

In Jaral del Progreso you can find monuments through all the town. Most of them are busts located in the municipal seat. One of them is of Benito Juarez a Mexican president. His bust is located in the municipal garden. Other busts are of historic heroes like Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, father of the country. Also you can find the monument that represents the Mexican War of Independence. On especial dates the people in the Jaral del Progreso celebrate with festivities, festivals and other events. The must important are: May 3, day of the holy cross, May 15, religious party in honor of Saint Isidro which help the peasants and September 10, day of the saint of the town, Saint Nicolas. Gastronomy includes desserts such as a roll made with fruit such as guayaba and pirulis and baked fruit. Also you can found obleas de queso.

Economy

In Jaral del Progreso there are many different anctivities that contribute to the town economy.The principal economical activity is agriculture. The principal crop production is wheat. Other activity is the livestock and nurture of goats.Other economic activity that its important is the manufacture of clothes and fabrics.Commerce and transportation of products are also main activities in the town. Another activity which Jarl del Progreso is Known by is the production of traditional desserts and artisanry. Some of the artisanry you can found in Jaral del Progreso are hats,bags and baskets made of reeds and decorative figures.