The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1888 meters above sea level, at 21°51′N, 102°18′W. It is the municipal seat for the municipality of the same name. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1784x1542, 590 KB)((PD-user)) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The United Mexican States are a federation made up by thirty-one free and sovereign states. ... Aguascalientes IPA: is a state of Mexico, situated in the center of the country. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1575 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... A presidente municipal (Spanish for municipal president) is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The National Action Party (Spanish: Partido Acción Nacional), known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian Democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Aguascalientes IPA: is a state of Mexico, situated in the center of the country. ... Aguascalientes is a municipality of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. ...

The city was founded on 22 October 1575. It became the capital of the newly formed state of the same name when its territory was split off from the adjacent state of Zacatecas in 1835. When the state separated from Zacatecas, Aguascalientes raced in considerable developement, while the state of Zacatecas remained behind in comparison. is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1575 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Zacatecas is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. ...

The name originates from the Spanish words, "aguas calientes" meaning "hot waters". When the city was first settled by Juan de Montoro and 12 families, it was given this name for its abundance of hot springs. These thermal features are still in demand in numerous spas and even exploited for domestic use. The city was established as a post offering rest between the city of Zacatecas and Mexico City. It was never intended to be an important city; however, the city became the capital of the state of the same name with a metropolitan zone of over 700,000 inhabitants.

Aguascalientes was born out of four original neighborhoods of indigenous inhabitants: Guadalupe, where most travelers stayed on their way to the capital of Mexico, it has some of the most beautiful cementeries in Mexico; Triana, named after the legendary neighborhood in Seville, this is the most spanish neighborhood in style and constructions, and the oldest in the city, home of Jose Guadalupe Posada museum and magnificent church. La Salud was intented to be a great conventual complex, but it was never completed; only the church, cementery and square remain lined in colonial style stone streets. The San Marcos neighborhood is where the fabled San Marcos Fair has been celebrated for hundreds of years, it has a wonderful neoclassical garden and baroque church.

People from Aguascalientes (both the city and the state) are known by the whimsical Spanish demonym hidrocálidos or "hydrothermal" people. The former name the city received just after being established was: "Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de las Aguas Calientes" (Village of our Lady of Ascension of the Hot Waters") A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ...

In actuallity, tradition and industry identify the city of today. Its preserved colonial historic center testifies its rich architectural skill and cultural vision. In the other hand, the precisely planned perifherial expressways, as well as its first class avenues and lanes, are surrounded with industrial parks that employ thousands of people. The state reports a high index of migrants, especially from other states, seeking to adquire a superior quality of life.

Industry, economy and demographics

"Plaza Bosques Tower"

According the latest census by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (INEGI), Aguascalientes City was the 13th largest metropolitan area by population in the country, with over 900,000 people in the year 2000. It is one of the fastest growing cities in Mexico. In fact, the city's urban area has grown so much during the last 10 years, that it has surpassed the boundaries of the neighboring municipality of Jesús María, annexing its municipal administrative head town to the metropolitan area of Aguascalientes, converted now into a suburb. Several private sources have publicized the population in 2005 as one million inhabitants. Technically, as of the 2005 census the city's population was 663,671, whereas the municipality's population was 723,043. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 557 KB) Autor: Juan Carlos González Romero Torre Plaza Bosques se eleva sobre el cruce de las avenidas Aguascalientes Nte. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 557 KB) Autor: Juan Carlos González Romero Torre Plaza Bosques se eleva sobre el cruce de las avenidas Aguascalientes Nte. ... The National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dedicated to the collection and organization of statistical, geographical and economic information on the country. ... Jesús María is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. ...

The largest Nissan plant outside Japan is located in the city, and among other models of cars, it manufactures the worldwide production of the Sentra and Versa. Due to this the city has a significant Japanese population. Nissan Motor Co. ... The Nissan Sentra is a small car made by automaker Nissan Motors and is generally a rebadged export version of the Japanese Nissan Sunny. ... Versa is the North American name for this vehicle, see Nissan Tiida for article The Nissan Versa is a new subcompact car from Nissan starting with the 2007 model year in North America. ...

Texas Instruments has one plant in Aguascalientes, it is dedicated to integrated circuitry (IC) manufacturing. Sensata Technologies, former Texas Instruments Sensors and Controls division, has one plant in the city, making sensors and controls for automobile, HVAC and industrial use. Flextronics is another electronics manufacturer that has a plant located in Aguascalientes City. There are also several companies that work in the robotics industry, the most notable being Fanuc Robotics. Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... Sensata is a divestment of Texas Instruments, headquatered in Attleboro, MA. Makers of sensors and controls for the automobile, HVAC and other industries. ... Flextronics International Ltd. ...

Cultural life

The baroque Government Palace has 111 stone arches

Aguascalientes organizes the largest festival held in Mexico, the San Marcos Fair, which takes place from the middle of April to the beginning of May. The celebration was held originally in the San Marcos church, neighborhood, and its magnificent neoclassical garden; since then, it has greatly expanded to cover a huge area of exposition spaces, bullrings, nightclubs, theaters, performance stages, theme park, hotels, convention centers, and other attractions. It receives almost 7 million visitors every year. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 759 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,280 × 1,011 pixels, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 759 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,280 × 1,011 pixels, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... San Marcos National Fair San Marcos National Fair is the largest world renouned festival in Mexico. ...

The old part of the city revolves around its downtown and the four primordial neighborhoods from which the city expanded. The most exquisite building here is the baroque Government Palace (state's capitol building), dating from 1664 and built harmoniously in red volcanic stone, it boasts more than a hundred arches of pink quarry. The prominent baroque Cathedral counts as the oldest building in the city begun in 1575. A tall column in the center of the main square dates from colonial times; it held a statue of a Spain's viceroy, which was toppled when the country gained independence; the current sculpture on its summit commemorates this fact.

The extraordinary baroque of Guadalupe Church

Aguascalientes historic downtown is home to several outstanding museums including the Aguascalientes Museum (Museo de Aguascalientes), the city's art museum, housed in a classical-style building done by the beloved self-trained architect Refugio Reyes; the Guadalupe Posada Museum (Museo Guadalupe Posada)is located in the historic nationhood of Triana, exhibits the life and work of José Guadalupe Posada; and the The State's History Museum, which is housed in an elegant Noveau mansion typical of the Porfirian period with its patio and dining room ornate with vegetable motives in a mediterranean style, with a french academism facade, and interior columns and arcade of pink quarry that envision the eclectic style of the porfirian period at its best. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 575 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,150 pixels, file size: 714 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by myself in 2000 for Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Anglo I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 575 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,150 pixels, file size: 714 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by myself in 2000 for Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Anglo I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Aguascalientes City Museum is located in the City of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes as the premier Art Museum in the City. ... // Jose Guadalupe Posada Museum The Jose Guadalupe Posada Museum is located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, capital of the State of the same name. ... Posada in front of his workshop Calavera Oaxaqueña, 1910 José Guadalupe Posada (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican engraver and illustrator. ... Look up nouveau in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Camarin of San Diego, interior detail

Other constructions of Refugio Reyes include the Paris Hotel, the Francia Hotel, and his masterpiece, the superb Church of San Antonio, considered to be one of the most beautiful churches in the country. The Church of our Lady of Guadalupe possesses an extraordinaryly exuberant baroque facade designed by Jose de Alcibar, a renowned architect of the period considered to be the most famous artist in Mexico in 1775. The Camarin of the Immaculate in the church of San Diego is considered by historians to be the last baroque building in the world; it transmutes from the baroque to the neoclassical styles; it is the largest of the fewwer than ten of these type of structures built in the whole continent. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 696 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,400 × 1,206 pixels, file size: 343 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detalle de el camarin de la virgen. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 696 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,400 × 1,206 pixels, file size: 343 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detalle de el camarin de la virgen. ...

Aguascalientes is also home to one of the country's leading provincial theatres. Outstanding examples are the Morelos Theater, historically important for its role during the Mexican Revolution as a convention site; architecturaly, the building is noted for its facade and interior, which houses a small museum. The Teatro Aguascalientes the city's premier Theatre and Opera House, its equipped with the latest technology; it offers world class performances and theatrical representations. This article is about the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... Aguascalientes Opera House This Theather functions as the Premier Opera House of the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. ...

"Morelos Theater"

In addition, in the modern face of the city, the Museo Descubre astonishes as an interactive museum of science and technology aimed at providing with a hands-on learning experience. It also possesses an IMAX screen. The Museum of Contemporary Art is yet another top level museum that showcases extraordinary art. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 38 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 38 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The gothic structure of "Los Arquitos" cultural center is what it used to be one of the first bathhouses in the city, declared a historic monument in 1990. The Ojocaliente is also an original bathhouse still in use today, and fed with thermal springs. La Estacion Historic Area (The Old Train Station Complex) contains the Old Train Station and Railway Museum historic complex, which at some point in 1884 formed the largest rail hub and warehouses in all Latin America. The complex is adorned with dancing fountains, railway plaza and original locomotives and monuments. In this complex, the first locomotive completely manufactured in Mexico was made for the first time. It symbolizes the progress of the city and its transformation from the rural to a dynamic emergent industrial economy. The rail factories supplied with railways and locomotives to whole of Mexico and Central America. For its historic value, the Train Station, exotically english in architecture; the Alameda avenue; the railway hangars, the factory complexes, and its surrounding housing have been postulated to be placed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ...

Famous hidrocálidos

• Antonio Acevedo Escobedo, writer
• José María Bocanegra, Lawyer, interim President of Mexico in December 1829, Minister in the national government 1833-44.
• Francisco Díaz de León, artist
• Marcelo "El Chelo" Ortega, feudal lord.
• Gabriel Fernández Ledesma, artist
• Manuel M. Ponce, musician
• José Guadalupe Posada, artist
• Saturnino Herrán, artist
• Ramón López Velarde, poet
• Miguel Angel Barberena Vega, politician
• Jose Antonio Zapata, journalist
• Yadhira Carrillo, actress
• Luis Pablo Martinez, Economist

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Sports

The city is home to the soccer team Necaxa, which plays in the Primera División de México. The team left Mexico City and relocated to Aguascalientes following the 2003 opening of Estadio Victoria, which is now the team's home venue. Club Necaxa is a Mexican professional football club. ... La Primera División del Futbol Mexicano (also known as La Liga) is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación in the Mexican League System. ... Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México, D.F. or simply México) is the capital city of Mexico. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Estadio Victoria is so-called because a very famous beer brand (Victoria). ...

Panteras de Aguascalientes is the city's entry in Mexico's National Professional Basketball League. Los Rieleros play baseball in the summertime Mexican Baseball League. The National Professional Basketball League (Spanish: LNBP- Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional) is a major professional basketball league in Mexico. ... Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros del Norte (Railers of the North) is a Mexican norteño band. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

External links

• Municipal website
• News website including streaming media and radio news
• Grupo de Usuarios de Linux de Aguascalientes
• City Map and Commercial guide with street search and product/company search
• Photographs of Aguascalientes in flickr.com

• Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes is at coordinates 21°52′34″N 102°17′46″W / 21.876, -102.296Coordinates: 21°52′34″N 102°17′46″W / 21.876, -102.296
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