Los Altos de Jalisco
Jaliscan Highlands | |
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| Coordinates: 21°10′N 104°25′W / 21.17°N 104.41°W | |
| Municipalities | 21 |
| State |  Jalisco |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 925,648 |
| Demonym(s) | Alteño(a) Spanish for Highlander |
The Altos de Jalisco, or the Jaliscan Highlands, is a geographic and cultural region in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Jalisco, famed as a bastion of Mexican culture, cradling traditions from Tequila production to Charrería equestrianism. Los Altos are part of the greater Bajío (The Lowlands) region of Mexico.
The Altos are primarily a rural or semi-rural region, known for its towns of historic Mexican colonial architecture, deep Catholic conservatism and numerous Mexican traditions such as equestrianism, mariachi music, tequila production, and traditional Mexican dances and festivals. A significant portion of the population consists of Mexicans of European descent, primarily from the criollos of Castillian, Extremaduran, Galician, Basque, and Andalusian origin, but also from early Portuguese and Sephardic Jews settlers and later immigrants from other parts of Europe.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Moya, José (2010). The Oxford Handbook of Latin American History. Oxford University Press. p. 8.
- ^ Pérez Ortiz, César; López Cortés, Eliseo (2008). "Etnografía situacional de la memoria histórica de la región de Los Altos de Jalisco, México" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Complutense University of Madrid - Los Mitos Vivos: Itentidad Regional en Los Altos de Jalisco
- ^ Meyer, Jean. "DOCUMENTO: LA FUNDACION DE SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS, ALTOS DE JALISCO. (The Foundation of Saint Fracis of Assisi, Altos of Jalisco)" (PDF). www.colmich.edu.mx. Retrieved December 6, 2018.