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History of Guadalajara
History of Mérida
History of Oaxaca
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Southern Mexico
A CROSSROADS OF ALL ROUTES THROUGH THE YEARS
Pre-Hispanic Era
Before the Spanish conquest, the Aguascalientes region was inhabited by various nomadic and warlike tribes of Chichimeca origin.
Colonial Era
In 1530, under the orders of the President of the First Audiencia, Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, explorations in the northern region of Nueva Galicia (the present-day state of Aguascalientes) began, and in 1535, the explored region was incorporated into the kingdom of Nueva Galicia, whose audiencia and government were based in Guadalajara.
In 1570, following the pacification policies towards the Chichimecas issued by Viceroy Martín Enríquez de Almanza, a fort or presidio was built, which later led to the establishment of settlements that formed the town of Aguascalientes. The town was favored because the silver route, which ran from Zacatecas to the capital of New Spain, passed through this region.
Over time, service providers, farmers, and merchants settled around the fort, forming small communities. On October 22, 1575, the ancient town of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de las Aguas Calientes was founded, named after the abundance of thermal waters in the area.
In 1674, with the aim of increasing the population in the town of Aguascalientes, the establishment of an Indian congregation was authorized to the west of the town, giving birth to the town of San Marcos.
By December 4, 1786, Aguascalientes became a sub-delegation under the jurisdiction of the Intendancy of Zacatecas, with the rank of a higher office.
History of Aguascalientes
War of Independence
On January 19, 1811, Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, and other leaders stayed at the hacienda of San Blas de Pabellón (now Pabellón de Hidalgo). On January 25, Miguel Hidalgo's supreme command was withdrawn and transferred to Ignacio Allende, without losing his role as the political leader of the insurgent movement. Later that same year, the royalist military officer Félix María Calleja took Aguascalientes on May 11 and occupied the city for a month.
On January 31, 1824, Zacatecas was established as a state by the Constitutive Act of the Mexican Nation, and Aguascalientes became part of it. Then, on May 23, 1835, Aguascalientes managed to become a free and sovereign state.
In 1847, it was annexed to Zacatecas again, and it wasn't until 1857 when the Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States granted the Department of Aguascalientes the status of a free and sovereign state once more.
On October 29, the First Political Constitution of the state was promulgated under the government of lawyer Jesús Terán, considered a copy of Zacatecas' Constitution.
Mexican Revolution
During the 20th century, economic growth began due to the boom of railway workshops and the establishment of various factories producing flour, starch, textiles, and more.
With the establishment of factories, the first labor movements and clear anti-reelectionist signs emerged, culminating in the revolutionary outbreak of 1910.
Modern Era
Aguascalientes fiel a su tradición fruticultora, que data desde la segunda mitad del siglo XVI cuando los primeros habitantes fundaron huertos frutales, es la primera productora nacional de guayaba, además de ser importante exportadora de verduras congeladas y fuertes cosecheros de durazno.
Currently, the road infrastructure has continued to grow with excellent highways, and Aguascalientes boasts a modern airport, remaining a highly important enclave in the country's geography.
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