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Guadalajara (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ə ˈ h ɑːr ə / GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; [5] Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ⓘ) is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco, being the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco.
Guadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and its metropolitan area is the third largest in Mexico. The Guadalajara metropolitan area currently has 5 buildings above 150 meters (492 feet) in height, with a further 4 under construction.
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Ibarra was a Guadalajara native and was previously known for his work on other buildings such as the Hospicio Cabañas. [4] Construction started on 30 July, 1851 and ended three years later on 15 July, 1954, and cost 33,521 pesos. [3] Pope Pius XII elevated the cathedral to the rank of a minor basilica.
The Congress of Jalisco is the legislature of the state government and meets in Guadalajara. Jalisco elects 3 senators to the Senate of the Republic and 20 deputies to the Chamber of Deputies, the upper and lower houses of the national Congress of the Union. The capital of the state is Guadalajara which is also its cultural and economic center.
The area includes many tourist attractions, [1] including Guadalajara Cathedral, the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, and the surrounding plazas: Plaza de Armas, Plaza de la Liberación, Plaza Guadalajara. Inmolación de Quetzalcóatl is installed in Plaza Tapatía.
The Guadalajara metropolitan area (officially, in Spanish: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara) [2] is the most populous metropolitan area of the Mexican state of Jalisco and the third largest in the country after Greater Mexico City and Monterrey.
Although Guadalajara is the biggest city in its diocese, the cathedral is located in the nearby town of Sigüenza. However, in Guadalajara, there is a "co-cathedral", the church of Saint Mary, in Mudejar style. Very close to this church, is placed the chapel known as "Capilla de Luis de Lucena", which has several fresco paintings on its walls ...