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'''Tixtla''' (formally, '''Tixtla de Guerrero''') is a town and seat of the [[Tixtla de Guerrero Municipality]] in the [[States of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Guerrero]].
'''Tixtla''' (formally, '''Tixtla de Guerrero''') ({{IPA|es|ˈtiɣstla ðe ɣeˈreɾo|lang}}, {{IPA-nah|ˈtiʃt͡ɬa|lang}}) is a town and seat of the [[Tixtla de Guerrero Municipality|municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero]] in the [[States of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Guerrero]].
The name is [[Nahuatl]], and means either "maize dough" ''([[masa]]) ''from ''textli;'' "our valley" from ''to ixtla;'' or "temple by the water" from '' teoixtlen'
The name is [[Nahuatl]], and means either "maize dough" ''([[masa]]) ''from ''textli;'' "our valley" from ''to ixtla;'' or "temple by the water" from '' teoixtlen'


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Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president [[Vicente Guerrero]] (1783–1831) and writer and educator [[Ignacio Manuel Altamirano]] (1834–1893).
Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president [[Vicente Guerrero]] (1783–1831) and writer and educator [[Ignacio Manuel Altamirano]] (1834–1893).
It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guerrero.gob.mx/municipios/centro/tixtla-de-guerrero/|title=Tixtla de Guerrero|last=Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea|date=2015-10-28|website=Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero|language=es-MX|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>
It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guerrero.gob.mx/municipios/centro/tixtla-de-guerrero/|title=Tixtla de Guerrero|last=Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea|date=2015-10-28|website=Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero|language=es-MX|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>

== Culture ==

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The city is known for its music and festivals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediatecaguerrero.gob.mx/centro/sones-tarima-tixtla/|title=Sones de tarima de Tixtla|date=2016-12-28|website=Mediateca Guerrero|language=es|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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== Notable residents ==
== Culture ==

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The city is known for its music and festivals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediatecaguerrero.gob.mx/centro/sones-tarima-tixtla/|title=Sones de tarima de Tixtla|date=2016-12-28|website=Mediateca Guerrero|language=es|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* [[Antonia Nava de Catalán]]
* [[Antonia Nava de Catalán]]
* [[Ignacio Manuel Altamirano]]
* [[Ignacio Manuel Altamirano]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 13 August 2024

Tixtla
Municipal seat and city
Tixtla is located in Guerrero
Tixtla
Tixtla
Location in the state of Guerrero
Tixtla is located in Mexico
Tixtla
Tixtla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°34′N 99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W / 17.567; -99.400
Country Mexico
StateGuerrero
MunicipalityTixtla de Guerrero
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
21,720
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) (Spanish: [ˈtiɣstla ðe ɣeˈreɾo], Nahuatl: [ˈtiʃt͡ɬa]) is a town and seat of the municipality of Tixtla de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The name is Nahuatl, and means either "maize dough" (masa) from textli; "our valley" from to ixtla; or "temple by the water" from teoixtlen'

History

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Antonia Nava de Catalán, a heroine of the Mexican War of Independence, was born in Tixtla.[1] Tixtla was also the birthplace of both Independence hero and Mexican president Vicente Guerrero (1783–1831) and writer and educator Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893). It served as the first capital of Guerrero, from 1851 to 1870, and the state constitution was promulgated there on 14 June 1851.[2]

Geography

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The municipality is located between 17°20' & 17°43' N and 99°15' & 99°28' W, some 20 km (12 mi) east of state capital Chilpancingo. It covers a total surface area of 290 km2 (110 sq mi). It reported 33,620 people in the 2000 census, including 18% Native Americans (speakers of Nahuatl and Tlapaneco).

Other towns in the municipality include Atliaca (population 5,981), Almolonga (1,346), Zoquiapa (1,243), and El Durazno (1,070).

Climate

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Climate data for Tixtla de Guerrero
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Culture

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The city is known for its music and festivals.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ JSA/JOSR, "Nava de Catalán, Antonia", enciclopediagro (in Spanish), Guerrero Cultural Siglo XXI, retrieved 2017-11-27
  2. ^ Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero: Subdirección de Gobierno en Línea (2015-10-28). "Tixtla de Guerrero". Portal Oficial del Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. ^ "Sones de tarima de Tixtla". Mediateca Guerrero (in Spanish). 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2020-02-08.

17°34′N 99°24′W / 17.567°N 99.400°W / 17.567; -99.400

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