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Cristóbal de Olid led Spanish soldiers with Tlaxcalan allies in the conquests of Jalisco and Colima of West Mexico. The Spaniards and their allies attempted to retreat without detection in what is known as the "Sad Night" or La Noche Triste, realizing that they were vulnerable to the hostile Mexica in Tenochtitlan following Moctezuma's death ...
Jalisco, [a] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, [b] is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by six states, Nayarit , Zacatecas , Aguascalientes , Guanajuato , Michoacán , and Colima .
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the shield and the title of city to Guadalajara in 1539. On November 7, 1989, decree number 13661 was published in the Official State Gazette. [5] On June 16 2023, Enrique Alfaro governor of Jalisco state celebrates 200 years free and sovereign with people of Jalisco. The celebration included the raising ...
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, by José Clemente Orozco, Jalisco Governmental Palace, Guadalajara. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is now considered the father of Mexican independence. His uprising on 16 September 1810 is considered the spark igniting the Mexican War of Independence.
Cuauhtemoc is the embodiment of indigenist nationalism in Mexico, being the only Aztec emperor who survived the conquest by the Spanish Empire (and their native allies). He is honored by a monument on the Paseo de la Reforma , his face has appeared on Mexican coins, banknotes, and he is celebrated in paintings, music, and popular culture.
Until 1529, Fray Antonio de Cuélla along with other missionaries and Spaniards settled in the town of Amecatl and built an adobe chapel, royal house, plaza, jail, hotel, and houses in what is now central Ameca, Jalisco. Though the population of Ameca spoke the Cazcan and Totonac languages, [6] [7] they generally used Nahuatl (mexicano). [7]
Don Diego Pérez de la Torre was born in Almendralejo, Spain in 1482. His family were most likely hidalgos.His grandmother Juana de la Torre had served the Catholic Monarchs as the governess for their grandchild who would become the Emperor Charles V. [8]
History of Guadalajara, Jalisco (2 C, 8 P) L. Landmarks in Jalisco (3 C, 1 P) N. Natural history of Jalisco (3 C, 20 P) Pages in category "History of Jalisco"