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24 unusual facts about Jalisco


2002 Pacific hurricane season

In addition, rainfall damaged several homes in Tequila, Jalisco, but the National Hurricane Center believes that Boris likely did not cause the rain.

Arandas

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

Carlos Salcido

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born 2 April 1980 in Ocotlán, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexican National Team, mainly as a center midfielder.

Ceramics of Jalisco

The Tonalá tradition became known as “Tonalá ware” “Polished ornamental ware” or “Guadalajara polychrome.” A number of these pieces were exported Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, mostly to Spain but examples reached Italy and other areas.

The two main pottery producing municipalities are Tonalá and Tlaquepaque.

The two main ceramics centers are Tlaquepaque and Tonalá, with a wide variety of products such as cookware, plates, bowls, piggy banks and a many types of figures.

Consuelo Velázquez

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

Fidencio Castillo

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

Influenza A virus subtype H7N3

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

Jalostotitlán

The municipality shares its border on the north with the municipality of Teocaltiche, the east with the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, to the south with the municipality of San Miguel El Alto, to the southwest with the municipality of Valle de Guadalupe, and to the west with the municipality of Cañadas de Obregón.

Jesús Pimentel

Jesús "Little Poison"Pimentel (born February 17, 1940 in Sayula, Jalisco, Mexico) was an exciting Mexican bantamweight boxer who fought from 1960 to 1971.

La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata

In the era of psychedelic rock and under the influence of American hippies of the late 1960s, a young band from Guadalajara headed by Javier Martin del Campo, formed with the intention of interpreting contemporary popular songs of the era in their own style.

Labrisomus xanti

Labrisomus xanti, the Largemouth blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Baja California to Bahía Tenacatita, Jalisco.

Los Capos Junior

The two first bega working together in Guadalajara, Jalisco where they had both previous worked under other identities.

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.

Mario Heredia

This bout was held at the Arandas Municipal Auditorium in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico.

Norman Burton

Burton was just a few days short of his 80th birthday when he died as a result of an auto accident in Ajijic, Mexico.

Olmeca Tequila

The Olmeca distillery is situated in the town of Arandas, Jalisco, the unofficial capital of Los Altos (2104 metres above sea level), taking advantage of the high quality blue agave plants that are grown locally.

Pedro Moreno

Once out of the fort the locations of all theirs battles were: El bajio and Los altos de Jalisco.

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.

Roberto Ruíz

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

Ulises Dávila

Ulises Alejandro Dávila Plascencia (born 13 April 1991 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Liga Adelante club Córdoba CF as an attacking midfielder.

Zenón Martínez García

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


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.