The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has a population of about 748,551. The predominant activity is light industry, in the form of maquiladoras. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 318 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mausoleum of Francisco Villa (Never used), in fact his remains are believed to be in Mexico City I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links San_felipe2. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... 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. ... This article is about the state in Mexico. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 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. ... 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. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Mountain Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... −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. ... Mountain Daylight Time or MDT is the Mountain Standard Time Zone (or MST) during Daylight Savings Time. ... −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... Area codes in Mexico by code 0-99 This range of area codes is currently reserved for the Metropolitan areas of Mexico: Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City See Area codes in Mexico by code (0-99) 200-299 This range of area codes is currently reserved for Puebla, Tlaxcala, Oaxaca... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... This article is about the state in Mexico. ... A maquiladora or maquila is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and then re-exports the assembled product, usually back to the originating country. ...

History

It has been said that the name derives from the Tarahumara language, meaning "between two waters", other accepted definitions are "place of the holed-rock" or "dry and sandy place".^[1] The name itself is older than the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The city was founded on October 12, 1709, by Antonio Deza y Ulloa, a Spanish explorer, as El Real de Minas de San Francisco el Cuellar.^[2] The town was erected a Villa in 1718 with the name of San Felipe el Real de Chihuahua, and the name was shortened in 1823. The location was chosen because it is the intersection of the rivers Chuviscar and Sacramento. It is also the midpoint between the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and the then-important mining city of Hidalgo del Parral. The Tarahumara are a Native American people of northern Mexico, renowned for their long-distance running ability. ... Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... “Río Bravo” redirects here. ... Hidalgo de Parral was founded as an important mining center in Nueva Vizcaya. ...

Just as in other parts of Northern Mexico, Roman Catholic missionaries were an important influence during the colonial era, and the city became a meeting point for missionaries heading to and from the 'sierra', a mountainous region in western Chihuahua State. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...

During the War of Independence, the city saw little action. However, it was in Chihuahua where Miguel Hidalgo, considered the Father of the Country, was held prisoner in the Federal Palace of Chihuahua and executed in 1811 at the nearby Government Palace by the Spaniards. Combatants Mexico Spain Commanders Miguel Hidalgo José María Morelos Vicente Guerrero Spanish colonial authorities Strength  ?  ? Casualties  ?  ? Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821), was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities, which started on September 16, 1810. ... Miguel Hidalgo. ... Federal Palace during restoration The Federal Palace of Chihuahua is an early 20th-century building in the city centre of Chihuahua City, Mexico. ... The Palace of Government The Government Palace of Chihuahua is a XIXth century building in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico. ...

Miguel Hidalgo being executed, represented in one of the panels of Aarón Piña Mora's mural at the Government Palace in Chihuahua

Panel of Piña mural in the Government Palace, honouring the liberators Abraham Lincoln, Benito Juárez and Simón Bolivar

During the French invasion, President Benito Juárez García made the city the seat of his government-in-exile from 1864 to 1867. During the presidency of Porfirio Diaz the city experienced explosive growth and became one of the most important cities in Mexico. The city became the seat for important banks and wealthy families. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1120x752, 239 KB) Summary Taken by me Licensing 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 Download high resolution version (1120x752, 239 KB) Summary Taken by me Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Miguel Hidalgo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 555 pixelsFull resolution (978 × 678 pixel, file size: 364 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me in 1992 with Canon T80 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 555 pixelsFull resolution (978 × 678 pixel, file size: 364 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me in 1992 with Canon T80 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Benito Juárez (disambiguation). ... Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a South American revolutionary leader. ... For other uses, see Benito Juárez (disambiguation). ... A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a countrys legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. ... Porfirio Díaz José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was President of Mexico, considered a dictator, who ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of one single four-year period). ...

The city was more involved during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917), for it became at times the operations base for the División del Norte, the army led by Pancho Villa. Many sites and memories remain of the Revolutionary era; the most important of these is the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution at Villa's former estate house near downtown Chihuahua. La Quinta Luz (which could very well fit into a 'western' movie scene), was turned into a museum by his widow, Sra. María Luz Corral de Villa, and is now managed by the Mexican government. This article is about the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... For the Filipino boxer, see Francisco Guilledo. ... The Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico is housed in the former estate of General Francisco Villa and his widow, Sra Luz Corral de Villa. ...

During the 20th century, the city grew in population and learned to take advantage of its proximity with the U.S. border. Until the establishment of foreign manufacturing plants in the 1970s, the city was largely a trade post for cattle and agricultural products. During the 1990s the city grew dramatically economically, becoming the third wealthiest municipality (Per Capita) in the republic, after Benito Juarez Delegation in the Mexican Federal District(Mexico City), and San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo Leon State. The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ... Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México, D.F. or simply México) is the capital city of Mexico. ... Other Mexican States Capital Monterrey Other major cities Area 64,924 km² Ranked 13th Population (2000 census) 3,826,240 Ranked 9th Governor (2003-09) José Natividad González Parás (PRI/PVEM) Federal Deputies (11) PRI/PVEM = 10 PAN = 1 Federal Senators PAN = 2 PRI = 1 ISO 3166-2...

Pancho Villa's bullet-ridden Dodge in the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution

In 2002, Mayor Jorge Barousse Moreno from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) died and was succeeded by Alejandro Cano Ricaud. During Cano's administration, the city experienced dramatic growth in the security sector when the Police Department was certified by the ISO and surveillance aircraft bought. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 494 KB) Pancho Villas bullet-ridden Dodge in the Pancho Villa Museum in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 494 KB) Pancho Villas bullet-ridden Dodge in the Pancho Villa Museum in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. ... For the Filipino boxer, see Francisco Guilledo. ... Dodge is a North American brand of automobiles and light to heavy-duty trucks from Chrysler, sold globally. ... The Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico is housed in the former estate of General Francisco Villa and his widow, Sra Luz Corral de Villa. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. ...

Between 2002 and 2005, the city experimented with the introduction of certain new commercial innovations, like the first large mall in the city, Plaza del Sol, and the rise of the commercial Zone of the Sun, all along the Périferico de la Juventud, one of the main thoroughfares in the city.

In 2004 Juan Blanco Zaldivar, of the National Action Party (Mexico) (PAN), won the election for mayor (municipal president) of the city for the term 2004-2007. Since 2005, the International Festivals of Chihuahua have been celebrated by both the state and city governments during the months of September/October with art shows, plays, stage presentations and concerts by such bands as America, Foreigner, Creedence and Los Lobos being held at venues throughout the city. 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 American rock band. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... Creedence Clearwater Revival is the name of an American rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. ... Los Lobos is an American rock band, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, R&B, blues, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norteños. ...

Elections for mayor for the term 2007-2010 were held at the beginning of July; Carlos Borruel Baquera of the PAN defeated former mayor Alejandro Cano Ricaud(PRI) by less than one-quarter of a percentage point of almost 200,000 votes cast. The turnout of registered voters, at about 41%, was the lowest in years.

Demographics

As of the census of 2005, there were 748,551 people living in the city of Chihuahua, calculations tend to establish that in 2007 there are almost 800,000 people living in Chihuahua and more that one million in its metro area. The racial makeup of the city was 53% White/European, 40% Mestizo, 4% Amerindian, and 3% other.

The majority of the population practices Catholicism, but other religious faiths are represented, including Methodists, Baptists and other Christian groups, as well as a small Jewish community.

The literacy rate in the city is among the highest in the republic at 98%; more than 60% of the population is age 30 or below, and population increase runs about 1.49% per annum.

Sculpture at the southern entrance to the city by sculptor and native son, Sebastian, called "La Puerta a Chihuahua"('The Gate to Chihuahua').

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Colonias

Main article: Colonias of Chihuahua, Chihuahua

The City of Chihuahua is subdivided into Colonias (neighborhoods). The primary function of the colonias range in function between residential, commercial, industrial, and educational. There are many colonias in Chihuahua; among the better known are Centro (City Centre), Santa Rosa, San Felipe, Santo Niño, Lomas del Santuario and Rosario. The list of colonias in Chihuahua, Chihuahua: Centro Mirador Santa Rita Pacifico Santa Rosa San Rafael San Miguel San Felipe Viejo San Felipe y Parques de San Felipe Bellavista Club Campestre Panamericana Campanario Lomas del Santuario Granjas Aeropuerto Cumbres San Francisco Quintas del Sol Quintas Carolinas Tecnológico Villa Chihuahua...

In recent years, new residential zones called "fraccionamientos", rather than colonias, have been erected, some examples of which are Los Huertos, Campobello, Puerta de Hierro and Las Fuentes. The fraccionamientos function in the same way as residential developments in the U.S., with some upscale ones being gated, with controlled access such as Club Campestre de Chihuahua, San Francisco Country Club, Rincon de las Lomas, Arcadas and Haciendas de Santa Fe among others. The growing construction industry is creating many new fraccionamientos in order to try to solve the overwhelming demand for new homes in the city, extending them at an ever-increasing rate every year.

Geography

Chihuahua is on the western side of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion and as such has a fairly arid climate (476.7 mm of precipitation annually) but not as hot as most of the lower elevated portions of the desert to the east (the average temperature is 17.8 °C). The National Weather Service of Mexico (Servicio Meteorologico Nacional) states that for the period of 1971 to 2000 the warmest temperature recorded is 40 °C on June 21, 1981 and the coldest -10 °C on December 9, 1978. July 1973 is the record wettest month, with 242.5 mm. For a single day the record is 81 mm on September 25, 1978 This article is about the state in Mexico. ... Map of the Chihuahuan Desert. ...

Chihuahua is best described as shaped as a gigantic letter`L', with plains to the north and hills on both sides, as well as the south; crossed east-and-west by Teofilo Borunda Avenue, which follows the natural flow of the Chuviscar River. Borunda is crossed in the west by the Periferico de la Juventud, a major limited-access highway running north-and-south. The main entrance to the city from the north (from the direction of Ciudad Juarez) is Tecnològico Avenue, which is also the Pan-American Highway. A city map is available on the internet at Mapquest.com and other mapping sites.

The geography of the city is dominated by three main hills: Cerro Grande, Cerro del Coronel and Santa Rosa, the last of which is fully covered by the city; these three hills appear in the Coat of Arms. The Cerro Grande has a monumental cross that is lighted each Christmas.

To the east and northeast, one finds the Sierra Nombre de Dios across the Sacramento River from the city. Contained therin, off of H. Colegio Militar Ave, are the Nombre de Dios Caverns, a beautiful natural display of minerals and underground formations. To the far east, and south, there's the airport and the highway to the town of Aldama.

Bridges being built in the city, circa September 2005. The growing traffic in the city caused a massive construction plan for more and better roads.

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Transportation

Chihuahua is served by Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (IATA Airport Code: CUU). It is also the starting point for the Chihuahua–Pacific Railroad, and is also served by Ferromex, a private Mexican railroad. Urban transportation is provided by a network of buses, widely regarded as inefficient. There is also a central depot for buses in the south side of the city. The system of avenues and main streets in the city is being constantly revamped, with the construction of important new roads and bridges to handle ever-increasing traffic. Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (IATA airport code: CUU) is an international airport located at Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The Chihuahua al Pacífico Railroad, known as ChP or Chepe, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast. ... Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that operates the largest railroad by mileage in Mexico. ...

Contemporary life

The city's most important feature is its collection of industrial zones, in which foreign companies have manufacturing facilities, called maquiladoras, which employ thousands of people. This light industry also requires professionals, both for manufacturing and for management; this training is provided by Chihuahua's two state universities and her two state-run technical institutes. A number of private colleges also exist, among them the ITESM, which is preferred by the middle and upper classes, and considered among the best universities in Latin America. A maquiladora or maquila is a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing and then re-exports the assembled product, usually back to the originating country. ... ITESM Main Building (Rectoría) and mural ITESM is the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, also known as the Tec de Monterrey, or simply Tec. Originated in Monterrey, Mexico, it has currently over 30 satellite locations throughout the country. ...

The city's commercial sector has also been boosted by the growth of the middle-class. The wages paid by industries to management and high-level technical employees provide a cash flow unlike that of most Mexican cities.

The nightlife is very lively, especially in the city centre, where some of the large, pre-revolutionary estate houses have been turned into nightclubs and dance halls, many featuring the best of Chihuahua's live bands.

Most U.S. franchise restaurants and fast-food establishments will be found in Chihuahua, mostly on the Periferico de la Juventud, north of downtown on Universidad Avenue, or on Libertad Street Pedestrian Way in the city centre, and are patronised by the city's youth and young professionals.

Unfortunately, the city has an overriding problem with property crime, especially theft and graffiti by taggers. This situation has exploded in recent years.

Urban blight, a common problem in the past, has been attacked with gusto in the last ten years, with the demolition of abandoned buildings and the creation of green spaces, such as the Plaza Mayor and the Central Park "El Palomar"; once one of the city's worst slums, now a patch of green in the middle of Chihuahua. Going hand-in-hand with the urban renewal is the movement of those living in the shantytowns of the city into new housing being built by the government in the northern sector. These homes, ranging from 300 to 600 square feet in area, has been designed to help instill pride-of-ownership into those who never had a fixed abode. The jury is still out as to whether the experiment will work in the end, although city fathers remain optimistic. The plaza mayor of Valladolid, Spain, a prototypical Spanish plaza The plaza of Costilla, Taos County, New Mexico, 1943 Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ...

Landmarks

Even though Chihuahua suffered a massive destruction of colonial buildings (During the 1970s) in order to widen the main streets and avenues in the downtown, it stills preserves some valuable monuments from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the more interesting sites in the city are listed below:

• Temple of San Francisco-The original burial place of Fr Miguel Hidalgo
• Federal Palace of Chihuahua, now a museum, and the jail cell of Fr Hidalgo
• Central Park "El Palomar"-Once one of the worst slums in the city, now the largest city park.
• Mansion Creel
• Mansion Terrazas
• Mansion 'Quinta Carolina' (Former summer estate of Don Luis Terrazas; see Creel-Terrazas Family.)-Now in semi-ruined condition, in process of restoration.
• Torre Legislativa de Chihuahua (Legislative tower of Chihuahua-state legislators office building) -Fronts on the Plaza de Armas
• The Government Palace (The State House)
• City Hall
• Dancing Fountains north of the Federal Palace
• Mansion 'Quinta Gameros' (City Museum for the Decorative Arts)
• Church of Santa Rita (1731). St Rita of Cascia is the patroness of the city.
• Ave. Zarco Residential Area (Some of the most impressive pre-revolutionary residences in the city are situated along this street)

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Tourism

The Cathedral fronts on the Plaza de Armas in the centre of Chihuahua

The city of Chihuahua offers many places of interest for the tourist, especially the history buff, including the baroque Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the Archdiocese (and the resting place of St Peter of Jesus Maldonado, a Cristero martyr of the 1930s), dating from the 18th century, the Government Palace from the early 19th century, and the City Hall from the turn of the 20th century, on the Plaza de Armas across from the Cathedral. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 159 KB) Summary It was took by me Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 159 KB) Summary It was took by me Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... For other uses, see Cathedral (disambiguation). ... The Plaza de Armas (Plaza of Arms) is the name for the main square in many Latin American cities. ... The Cathedral of Chihuahua is the main monument of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. ... For other uses, see St. ... The struggle between church and state in Mexico broke out in armed conflict during the Cristero War (also known as the Cristiada) of 1926–1929. ... The Plaza de Armas (Plaza of Arms) is the name for the main square in many Latin American cities. ...

During the French invasion and the Second Empire, which ended with the execution of the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian in 1867, the constitutional president, Benito Juárez García traveled the country, searching for support wherever he could. He found it in 1864 when he settled his cabinet and government-in-exile here in the city at the address now known as Ave. Juárez 321, and incidentally, making Chihuahua the only city, aside from Mexico City, to be the capitol of the Republic. The Casa Juárez, now known as the Museum of Republican Loyalty, has been faithfully restored to the appearance it had when President Juárez lived here from 1864 to 1867. Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... An emperorrefers to Nick Herringshaw, a title, empress may only indicate the wife of an emperor (empress consort. ... Maximilian or Maximillian (sometimes Maximilia) is a name of Latin origin meaning greatest. ... For other uses, see Benito Juárez (disambiguation). ... A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a countrys legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. ...

The city offers the service of a touristic "trolley el tarahumara" which is a special bus that goes around to all the main museums and monuments in the City Centre, including parks like the Central Park "El Palomar", a large park that has a collection of sculptures, including one depicting three doves (palomas, hence the park's name) and a monumental flagpole, flying one of the largest flags in the Republic, as well as a statue of one of Chihuahua's favourite sons, the late actor Anthony Quinn, in his famous role as 'Zorba the Greek', as well as many others. The city is renowned for its classical and modern sculpture, as seen on any main boulevard or avenue. Included are works by Espino, Baltazar, Ponzanelli and Sebastian, the latter being a native of Chihuahua. For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Zorba the Greek is a 1964 movie by Michael Cacoyannis, originally titled Alexis Zorbas, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. ...

The Angel of Liberty with the Government Palace in background.

Panel from mural in the Paraninfo depicting the Mexican-American War(Artist: Leandro Carreón Nájera, 1937-39)

Particularly noteworthy are the murals in the Government Palace and the Paraninfo, or University Auditorium (in the Literary and Scientific Institute building) both depicting the history of the State of Chihuahua, and both fronting upon the Plaza Hidalgo in the city centre, and catter-cornered from the Plaza Mayor (listed below). Also of note is the Quinta Gameros, one of the largest estate houses in pre-revolutionary Chihuahua City, now the state museum for the decorative arts, and the former Federal Palace of Chihuahua on Venustiano Carranza Street, north of the Government Palace, which is now a museum and contains the cell in which Miguel Hidalgo spent his final days, and is a national shrine. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (610x813, 76 KB) Summary It was took by me, and opened for public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (610x813, 76 KB) Summary It was took by me, and opened for public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 380 pixelsFull resolution (984 × 468 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me in 1992 with Canon T80 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 380 pixelsFull resolution (984 × 468 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me in 1992 with Canon T80 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... The plaza mayor of Valladolid, Spain, a prototypical Spanish plaza The plaza of Costilla, Taos County, New Mexico, 1943 Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ... Federal Palace during restoration The Federal Palace of Chihuahua is an early 20th-century building in the city centre of Chihuahua City, Mexico. ... Venustiano Carranza Garza (December 29, 1859 – May 21, 1920) was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. ... Miguel Hidalgo. ...

The Mammoth Museum, at Gomez Morin (also Calle 27a) and Ave. Juarez, is the city natural history museum and contains 13 halls detailing prehistoric life from the dinosaurs through the reign of the mammals, or the Cenozoic Era. It also has exhibits of prehistoric art. The Semilla Museo Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología, or Seed Centre Museum of Science and Technology, on Teofilo Borunda and Lisboa in the City Centre, is a creative learning centre and interactive science museum for children. Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including milk producing sweat glands, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex... The Cenozoic Era (pronounced ); sometimes Caenozoic Era or Cainozoic Era (in the United Kingdom), meaning new life (Greek (kainos), new, and (zoe), life), is the most recent of the three classic geological eras. ...

The Feria (Fair) of Santa Rita, known throughout the Republic, is held during the last two weeks of May and features internationally known recording artists in concert. The fair has been held annually for decades. In addition, the University Symphony performs at the Paraninfo weekly during the summer months, and features international guest artists in classical and pops concerts. Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... People Oriented Parsing Service. ...

The Dorados de Chihuahua, the local baseball team in the Mexican League(AAA), plays in a new stadium in the southside of the city during the summer months. The Plaza de Toros, or bull fighting ring, 'La Esperanza' is located on Teofilo Borunda on the north side of the river, and features Corridas (Bullfights) during the summer and fall. Dorados de Chihuahua is a team from the city of Chihuahua that recently started to play in the Mexican Baseball League replacing Tuneros de San Luis. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Plaza de Toros in Ronda, seen from the second (highest) story. ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at...

The Plaza Mayor is an important square in the city centre that displays fountains, green spaces and a collection of monuments depicting local heroes. The main monument in the Plaza Mayor is the "Ángel de la Libertad" that was built in 2003 representing the freedom of all Mexicans, especially Chihuahua's people. It was inaugurated during the Independence Day festivities on September 15 of that same year. The angel has a sword with a laser light at the tip, and is capable of rotating 360° over its axis. The plaza mayor of Valladolid, Spain, a prototypical Spanish plaza The plaza of Costilla, Taos County, New Mexico, 1943 Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ...

Notable people who are natives, or who lived in Chihuahua

• Benito Juarez, President of the Republic, during the French invasion, 1864-67.
• Eduardo Najera, a forward for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.
• Sebastián, sculptor and native son.
• Pancho Villa, revolutionary leader, sometime bandit and Governor of Chihuahua.
• Luis Terrazas, leader of the Cientificos, governor and one of the richest men in Mexico.
• Anthony Quinn, actor.
• Aracely Arámbula, singer and actress.

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Sister Cities

Chihuahua has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
• Lynwood, California, USA
• Pueblo, Colorado, USA
• Midland, Texas, USA

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References

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External links

• Chihuahua City Site
• Economic Development Office
• Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
• Chihuahua video

• Chihuahua, Chihuahua is at coordinates 28°38′N 106°05′W / 28.63, -106.08Coordinates: 28°38′N 106°05′W / 28.63, -106.08
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