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Aguascalientes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (466 words) |
 | Aguascalientes (a Spanish name meaning "hot waters" for the abundance of hot springs in the area; so the corresponding adjective for the state and its inhabitants is the whimsical hidrocálido) is a state of Mexico, situated in the center of the country. |
| The state capital is the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. |
| The state was, at a time a major silver miner and a major source of railroad transportation, the latter due to its strategical location in the very center of the country, midway between the 3 most populated areas, namely Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. |
