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unusual facts about Ameca, Jalisco


Roberto Ruíz

On October 12, 2009 Ruíz beat Gustavo Fernandez by unanimous decision in Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico.


Arandas

Arandas, Jalisco, a municipio (municipality) and township of Jalisco, Mexico

Bert Batawang

On December 15, 2007, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Batawang failed in his bid for the IBF crown, losing to Solís by technical knockout (TKO) in the ninth round of the bout.

Black-throated Magpie-Jay

This species interbreeds with the White-throated Magpie-Jay in Jalisco and Colima, where intermediate birds are common.

Cajeta

Mexican cajeta is considered a specialty of the city of Celaya in the state of Guanajuato, although it is also produced with the traditional method in several towns of the state of Jalisco, such as Mazamitla, Sayula, and Atotonilco el Alto.

Ceramics of Jalisco

To help Jalisco potters stay competitive, the Museo Regional de la Cerámica has added a design center to help train local artisans in new designs and techniques.

Chapala

The most famous mariachi in Mexico is Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, founded in the late 19th century in the southern Jalisco city of Tecalitlán, Jalisco, but now based in Mexico City.

Club Universidad de Guadalajara

For the Apertura 2007 season they changed stadium to Estadio Municipal Santa Rosa de Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, but have stated that some of their home games will still played at their traditional home in twice worldcup host Estadio Jalisco.

Consuelo Velázquez

Most music resources, however, list her birth date as August 29, 1924, in Ciudad Guzmán, state of Jalisco, Mexico.

David Velázquez Fernández

Velazquez has presented his work in Mexico in different states such as: Jalisco, Guanajuato, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí, Monterrey, Guerrero and Oaxaca.

Dos Lunas Tequila

Dos Lunas Tequila is made from 100% Weber blue agave which is grown near Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, in the tequila producing region of Mexico.

Fidencio Castillo

He was born in Etzatlán, Jalisco to Trinidad Castillo and Raymunda Santiago shortly before the Mexican Revolution.

Francisco Vidal Franco

Francisco Vidal Franco Cisneros (born 25 August 1987 in Autlán, Jalisco, México) is a Mexican football defender.

Grupo Continental

In 1978 in the city of Ameca, Jalisco, Embotelladora Ameca, S.A. de C.V. starts operations.

Guadalajara Macrobus

The initiation of work on the system was announced by Jalisco Governor Emilio González Márquez on February 29, 2008.

Influenza A virus subtype H7N3

In June, 2012, an outbreak was found on about 10 farms in Jalisco, Mexico.

Jacqueline Bracamontes

Jacqueline Bracamontes born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Jesus Bracamontes, the former coach of the popular Mexican soccer team Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara, and Jacqueline van Hoorde, a Mexican of Belgian descent.

James B. Aguayo-Martel

James Benjamin Martel (born October 15, 1955, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a physician, surgeon and scientist.

José María Robles Hurtado

He was born to the devoutly Catholic family of Antonio Robles and Petronilla Hurtado in Mascota, Jalisco.

Juan Jesús Martínez Espinoza

Martinez Espinoza is married to Rosalba Soltero Naranjo (born July 23, 1961) of Tecolotlán, Jalisco.

Juan Rulfo

He married Clara Angelina Aparicio Reyes (Mexico City, August 12, 1928) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on April 24, 1948; they had four children, Claudia Berenice (Mexico City, January 29, 1949), Juan Francisco (Guadalajara, Jalisco, December 13, 1950), Juan Pablo (México City, April 18, 1955) and Juan Carlos Rulfo (México City, January 24, 1964).

Juan Sandoval Íñiguez

Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (born 28 March 1933 in Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Las Tontas No Van al Cielo

The telenovela has shown various scenes taking place in Guadalajara and Jalisco, including the landscapes of Guadalajara and cameos of places like Guadalajara's Cathedral, the Arcos del Milenio and Lake Chapala.

When the telenovela was presented to the media, local press revealed that Jalisco's Governor, Emilio González Márquez, invested 38 million Mexican pesos (3.5 million dollars) in order to help with the production of this telenovela, and also gave Televisa all facilities to develop the telenovela in Guadalajara and other Jalisco towns (Tlaquepaque and Chapala, amongst others).

Los Soneritos

They have toured various states in Mexico such as Veracruz, Querétaro, Zacatecas and Jalisco as well as the United States on a tour during April 2011 at Denver, Colorado.

Luis Delgadillo

José Luis Delgadillo Pulido (born April 23, 1991 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco) is a Mexican football striker who plays for Lobos de la BUAP on loan from Atlas.

Luis Fernando Macias

Luis Fernando Macias Hernandez (born May 14, 1982 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican professional cyclist.

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

Hector Robles Peiro, PhD, Councilmen of the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico; for the period beginning on 1 January 2007 until his term ends in January 2010.

Manuel Capetillo

Manuel Capetillo Villaseñor (April 15, 1926 – May 5, 2009) was a Mexican film actor, bullfighter, singer, and songwriter from Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco.

Manuel Lepe Macedo

Manuel Lepe Macedo (April 17, 1936 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco – September 9, 1984 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) Manuel Lepe was a Mexican artist who painted in a Naïve style, painting mostly themes based on the landscape and townscape of his native Puerto Vallarta.

Palacio de Ocomo

Palacio de Ocomo, known in English as the Ocomo Palace, is an archaeological zone located in Oconahua, Jalisco, Mexico, constructed between the year is 700 and the 1100 AD, and reconstructed several times even up to the time of the Spanish Conquest, when it was abandoned.

Pepe Guízar

José Guízar Morfín, better known as "Pepe Guízar", born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (February 12, 1912 - 27 September 1980), was a Mexican composer, poet and musician.

Phyllonorycter acanthus

It is found in scattered riparian habitats in otherwise generally arid, montane regions of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Jalisco and Michoacán in Mexico.

Pluteus nevadensis

Pluteus nevadensis is known only from subtropical and pine forests in the states of Guerrero and Jalisco, Mexico, where it grows on the rotting wood of pine and oak.

Preparatoria Jalisco

In 1720 Pope Clement XI confirmed the creation of an oratorium dictated to Saint Phillip Neri in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, which at the time was part of New Spain and capital of the Nueva Galicia Kingdom.

Ramón Muñoz Gutiérrez

Ramón Muñóz Gutiérrez (born 1960 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican right-wing politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) who currently serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress.

Reina Hispanoamericana 2008

On December 23, 2008, Laura Zúñiga, the reigning Reina Hispanoamericana at the time, was arrested in Zapopan, Jalisco, along with seven men who allegedly carried illegal guns and US$53,000 in cash.

Rodel Mayol

He fought Omar Nino Romero on February 27, 2010, for his first defense of the WBC light flyweight title at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Sierra Madre Sparrow

The Sierra Madre Sparrow was first discovered by scientists in the Sierra de Bolaños near Bolaños, Jalisco, in 1889.

Tequila Express

The Tequila Express (or Tequila Train) is a Mexican regional train service that operates from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the Tequila Herradura distillery at the San José del Refugio Hacienda in the municipality of Amatitán, Jalisco.

Tito Antuñano

His paternal grandfather was Joaquín Antuñano Villalobos a cofounder of organized Mexican rodeo, known as charrería, in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco and his greatgrandfather was José Antonio de Antuñano San Martín an immigrant from Viscaya, which is located in the Basque country of Spain.

Adolfo "Tito" Antuñano Morán (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico September 27, 1948 - León, Guanajuato, Mexico January 8, 1987) was a former World Championship water skier.

Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquis of la Laguna

They explored the coast of Baja California as far as La Paz, and then returned to port in Navidad, Jalisco.

ToniCol

It is most popular in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, especially in the city of Mazatlán, though it can be found typically in the western states, such as Jalisco.

XEED-AM

XEED-AM (la lider) is a radio channel established since 1987 in Ameca, Jalisco.

Zapotlán

Zapotlán del Rey: city and municipality in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Zapotlán el Grande: city and municipality in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Zenón Martínez García

Zenón Martínez García (b. ? – d. 2010) was a Mexican potter from Tlaquepaque, Jalisco recognized for his figurines.


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