San Gaspar de los Reyes
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San Gaspar de los Reyes is a town that makes up an important part of the Jalostotitlan Municipality in central Mexico
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It is a historic town founded in 1590 and has played a focal part in the Cristero uprising during the tail end of the Mexican revolutionary war of the early part of the 20th century. San Gaspar de los Reyes is made up of a small community (population of less than 1000) that has strong ties to the United States due to its large number of immigrants originating from this town. The current local economy is primarily made up some local services and small markets selling local and organic goods, however the greatest influx of capital comes from outside resources including US dollars sent from family members working abroad, as well as from local textile and service industry employees that commute to neighboring towns of Jalostotitlan
, San Juan de los Lagos
, and Teocaltiche
. The economy booms during festival periods, primarily on January 6, celebration of the Epiphany, and May 24, celebration of its patron saint, Maria Auxiliadora
. Historic references of business include textiles and manufacturing as well as current farming and ranching. The famous Rio Verde
runs along the edge of town. It is well known because it was recently considered to be dammed for energy services that would inundate San Gaspar and its neighboring communities. However, pressure from the local population with assistance from the San Gaspar community now residing in California pushed for the Mexican government to consider alternative construction sites -thus saving this community.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It is a historic town founded in 1590 and has played a focal part in the Cristero uprising during the tail end of the Mexican revolutionary war of the early part of the 20th century. San Gaspar de los Reyes is made up of a small community (population of less than 1000) that has strong ties to the United States due to its large number of immigrants originating from this town. The current local economy is primarily made up some local services and small markets selling local and organic goods, however the greatest influx of capital comes from outside resources including US dollars sent from family members working abroad, as well as from local textile and service industry employees that commute to neighboring towns of Jalostotitlan
Jalostotitlán
The municipality of Jalostotitlán and its municipal seat of the same name are located in the Los Altos region of the Mexican state of Jalisco.The municipality shares its border on the north with the municipaly of Teocaltiche, the east with the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, to the south...
, San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos is a town and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in a region known as Los Altos...
, and Teocaltiche
Teocaltiche
Teocaltiche is a city and municipality in the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. Teocaltiche is located in the northeastern highlands region of Jalisco, commonly referred to in Spanish as "Los Altos de Jalisco"...
. The economy booms during festival periods, primarily on January 6, celebration of the Epiphany, and May 24, celebration of its patron saint, Maria Auxiliadora
Mary Help of Christians
Mary Help of Christians , is a Roman Catholic Marian devotion with a feast day celebrated on May 24. John Chrysostom was the first person to use this title in 345 as a devotion to the Virgin Mary....
. Historic references of business include textiles and manufacturing as well as current farming and ranching. The famous Rio Verde
Rio Verde
Rio Verde can mean the following:-Brazil:* Rio Verde, Goiás* Lucas do Rio Verde* Conceição do Rio Verde* Rio Verde de Mato Grosso-Brazil:29 rivers including:* Verde River...
runs along the edge of town. It is well known because it was recently considered to be dammed for energy services that would inundate San Gaspar and its neighboring communities. However, pressure from the local population with assistance from the San Gaspar community now residing in California pushed for the Mexican government to consider alternative construction sites -thus saving this community.