San Antonio la Isla

San Antonio la Isla
Municipality
Coordinates: 19°42′26″N 99°47′12″W / 19.70722°N 99.78667°W / 19.70722; -99.78667
Country Mexico
StateState of Mexico
Municipal SeatSan Antonio la Isla
Town Founded1603
Municipality Founded1847
Government
 • Municipal President(2006–2009)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
52280
Website(in Spanish)

San Antonio La Isla is a municipality located in the State of Mexico in Mexico. It's municipal seat is the town of San Antonio la Isla. Its name originally was "Techialoyan" or "Tlachialoyan", which in Nahuatl means "place of those who watch". Its glyph is an eye on the apex of a pyramid that floats on water. It is located in the Matlatzinca Valley, south of Toluca, the state capital.[1]

  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Estado de Mexico San Antonio La Isla". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2008.