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Tuxtla, along with the state of Chiapas, became part of Mexico by popular voting on September 14, 1824. Tuxtla was officially renamed as Tuxtla Gutiérrez on May 31, 1848 by governor Fernando Nicolás Maldonado to honor Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, a former governor of Chiapas that promoted the state annexation to Mexico. [6]
The Museo Regional de Antropología e Historia (Regional Museum of Anthropology and History) is the largest museum in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and one of the most important of its kind in Mexico. [1] The director is Miguel Ángel Riva Palacio. [2] The building was constructed in modern style between 1979 and 1982, and the museum inaugurated in 1984.
Canal 10 Chiapas (virtual channel 10, call sign XHTTG-TDT) is the state television network of the state of Chiapas, operated by the Sistema Chiapaneco de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (Chiapas Radio, Television and Film System). It currently is broadcast on four primary transmitters in the state, though it had as many as 10 main ...
The Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple is the 75th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [2] Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state and is an area famous for its many archaeological ruins. The city itself lies in a valley among the mountains.
St. Mark's Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Marcos), [2] or also known as Tuxtla Gutiérrez Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla. [3] It formerly served as church for a Dominican priory, and has been remodeled several times.
XHTX, on analog channel 8, was the first television station to sign on in Chiapas. Like a number of other old-line local stations, it was built in time for the 1968 Summer Olympics, receiving its concession on October 7 of that year and beginning transmissions October 12. [2]
The Centro de Convenciones y Polyforum Chiapas, also known as Poliforum Mesoamericano, is a 3,875-seat indoor arena located in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico. It was built in 1994. It is used for concerts, basketball, lucha libre, conventions and other special events. The Polyforum contains 41,170 square feet (3,825 m 2) of total space. Unlike most ...
It serves air traffic for Tuxtla Gutiérrez and a significant part of the State of Chiapas, including San Cristóbal de las Casas and Comitán. The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas, a government-owned corporation. It replaced the Francisco Sarabia National Airport, which is now exclusively used for military purposes ...