Santiago Tianguistenco | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Municipal Palace of Santiago Tianguistenco | |
  Santiago Tianguistenco Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°10′50″N 99°28′06″W / 19.18056°N 99.46833°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Municipality | Tianguistenco |
| Founded | 1500s |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Alfredo Rodríguez Castro |
| Area | |
• City | 121.53 km2 (46.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,620 m (8,600 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
• City | 64,365 |
| • Seat | 19,033 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 52600 |
Santiago Tianguistenco (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo tjaŋɡisˈteŋko] ), often simply called Santiago by locals, is a city located in Mexico State about thirty km south of the state capital of Toluca. It is the municipal seat for the municipality of Tianguistenco. It is located in the southwest part of the Valley of Toluca at the edge of the Ajusco mountain range that separates it from Mexico City.[1] The name Tianguistenco (Tyanguistengko) is from Nahuatl and means “at the edge of the tianguis,” which is a traditional Aztec market. (Santiago comes from the town's early Spanish name of “Villa de Santiago.”) The section of the city where the industrial park is still bears this name.[2] Historically, the area was known as having one of the richest and best-stocked markets in the Toluca Valley. Today, it is still home to a large permanent municipal market as well as a weekly tianguis that covers much of the historic center.[1]
In addition to the commerce, the municipality is home to a major industrial site that produces commercial trucks. The municipality is also home to a community called Gualupita, famous for its wool items,[3] Santiago Tilapa, which as a patron festival known in Mexico State[4] and the Atenco Hacienda where bullfighting in Mexico got its start.[5]
- ^ a b "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Mexico Tianguistenco" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ De Angeli, Jorge (2000-02-24). "Santiago Tianguistenco, una joya de mercado" [Santiago Tianguistenco, a jewel of a market]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ Velasco, Eduardo (1999-12-30). "Tianguistenco: Rincones de recuerdos" [Tianguistenco:Corners with memories]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 8.
- ^ CONACULTA. "Feria Patronal de Santiago Tilapa" [Festival of the patron saint of Santiago Tilapa] (in Spanish). Mexico: Artes e Historia Mexico. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ Ávalos, Leopoldo (2006-09-04). "Cuidan bureles la hacienda". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 15.