Valparaíso, Zacatecas

Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Valparaíso, Zacatecas
City
Ciudad de Valparaíso[1]
The town square located in front of the mayor's office.
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Spanish: El valle (English: The valley)
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Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W
Country	Mexico
State	Zacatecas
Foundation	December 8, 1568
Government
• Mayor	Jorge Torres Mercado
Elevation	1,890 m (6,200 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	12 919 [2]
• Demonym	Valparaisense
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Website	Official website

Geography

It is located at 22°46′0″N 103°34′0″W on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.

History

Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Jesús González Ortega (1822-1881), military and politician
• Manuel Felguérez (b. 1928) sculptor and painter

Twin towns

• Hanover Park (Illinois, USA), 2013

References

1. i.e.: "City of Valparaíso"
2. "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

External links

Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons