Santa Clara del Cobre | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
| Salvador Escalante | |
 Plaza of Santa Clara del Cobre | |
  Santa Clara del Cobre Location in Mexico  Santa Clara del Cobre Santa Clara del Cobre (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°24′19″N 101°38′18″W / 19.40528°N 101.63833°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Michoacán |
| Founded | 1521 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Arturo Ramírez Puerco |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 487.98 km2 (188.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 38,502 |
| • Seat | 13,069 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Santa Clara del Cobre (Spanish: [ˈsanta ˈklaɾa ðel ˈkoβɾe] ) is a Magical town (Pueblo Mágico) and municipality located in the center of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, 18 km from Pátzcuaro[1] and 79 km from the state capital of Morelia.[2] While the official name of the municipality is Salvador Escalante,[2] and the town is often marked as "Villa Escalante" or "Salvador Escalante" on maps, both entities are interchangeably called Santa Clara del Cobre.[3][4] The town is part of the Pátzcuaro region of Michoacán, and ethnically dominated by the Purépecha people.[5] These people have been working with copper since the pre-Hispanic era, and led to this town's dominance in copper crafts over the colonial period (1519–1821) until well into the 19th century. Economic reverses led to the industry's near-demise here until efforts in the 1940s and 1970s managed to bring the town's work back into prominence.[3]
Santa Clara del Cobre was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2010.[6]
- ^ "Santa Clara del Cobre" (in Spanish). Morelia, Mexico: Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ a b "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Michoacán Morelia" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ a b Rose, Jennifer (2007-02-04). "Santa Clara del Cobre & Erongaricuaro". Mexconnect. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ "Santa Clara del Cobre (Villa Escalante) (Michoacán)" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Mexico Desconocido. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ Arriaga, Héctor (2005-05-05). "Santa Clara, donde el cobre se hace arte" [Santa Clara, where copper becomes art]. Terra (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ Teresa Rivera (June 17, 2010). "Santa Clara del Cobre ya es `pueblo mágico´" [Santa Clara del Cobre now is a Pueblo Magico]. Cambio de Michoacán (in Spanish). Morelia. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.