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Tepotzotlán

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Also known as Tepotzotlan

thumb|upright=1.2|Tepotzotlan Cathedral

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tepotzotlán
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and municipality
Settlement.total_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Tepoztotlan.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mexico State of Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
State of Mexico
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal President
Settlement.leader_name
Marcos Márquez Mecado (2006–2009)
Settlement.leader_name1
Angel Zuppa Nunez (current)
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1525
Settlement.established_title2
Municipal Status
Settlement.established_date2
1814
Settlement.area_total_km2
208.83
Settlement.population_as_of
2005

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History of the city and municipality
  • The city
  • Museum of Viceroyalty of New Spain
  • The municipality
  • Geography
  • Points of Interest
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright=1.2|Tepotzotlan Cathedral

Tepotzotlán () is a city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Mexico. It is located northwest of Mexico City about a 45-minute drive along the Mexico City–Querétaro road at marker number 41. In Aztec times, the area was the center of a dominion that negotiated to keep most of its independence in return with being allied with the Aztec Triple Alliance. Later, it would also be part of a "Republic of the indigenous," allowing for some autonomy under Spanish rule as well. The town became a major educational center during the colonial period when the Jesuits established the College of San Francisco Javier. The college complex that grew from its beginnings in 1580 would remain an educational center until 1914. Today this complex houses the Museo del Virreinato (Museum of the Vice Regal or Colonial Period), with one of the largest collections of art and other objects from this time period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tepotzotlán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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