Amealco de Bonfil
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Amealco is a town in the Mexican state of Querétaro.[1] Its name is thought to mean place of springs in Nahuatl. It is the seat of Amealco de Bonfil Municipality, and is located Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Santiago de Querétaro. Its elevation is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, and the annual temperature ranges from Script error: No such module "convert".. It is one of the oldest settlements of Querétaro, having been founded in 1538 by Fernando de Tapia (also known as Conín) and Nicolás de San Luis Montañez, who would also found the Querétaro state capital.
In the early 19th century, a group of French and Spanish entrepreneurs settled in the city and began the logging industry, which at its peak was one of the main suppliers of wood to Mexico City, and also exported wood to France and the United States. The governments of these two countries issued diplomas kept in the Palacio Municipal that certify the quality of Amealco's products.
The Hñähñu or Otomí people are concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the municipality, in 34 settlements. The main ones are Santiago Mexquititlán and San Ildefonso Tultepec. They number around 20,000 people, or 36% of the total population. Amealco is the municipality with the highest concentration of indigenous people, with almost 80% of the State's total.
Notable people
- Macedonia Blas Flores, women's rights activist
- Ricardo Pozas Arciniega, anthropologist, scientific investigator and indigenista
See also
References
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- Template:In lang Amealco de Bonfil, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB. Accessed on line November 15, 2007.
External links
- Template:In lang Municipio de Amealco de Bonfil, Querétaro, official government web site.
- Template:In lang Amealco, lugar de manantiales (Querétaro), Small Business Directory web site.
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