Valle de Banderas
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Valle de Banderas is a town in the state of Nayarit
, Mexico
.
It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality
of Bahía de Banderas
. The population was 5,528 in 2000.
Better known as El Valle, this small town is located 20 minutes from Bucerías in a setting right under the Vallejo Mountains. Originally known as "Tintoque," which means "Valley of the Warriors," the town was renamed Valle de Banderas, or "Valley of the Flags" by Hernán Cortés
' nephew, Per Nilsson
, when he conquered the Pacific coast in 1525.
Situated at the foot of the Vallejo Mountains, Valle de Banderas was once the capital of a small chieftain ship of Cuyutecos Indians in the great kingdom of Xalisco, who took advantage of the fertile fields of the Valle de Banderas rather than looking to the sea for their main sustenance.
Today, tobacco, corn, beans and chiles are still being cultivated in this valley and an abundance of mangoes, chirimoyos, capomos and palms grow in the area. "Valle" is the oldest and most important town in the region, serving as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of Bahía de Banderas
, and is home to a 140 year old church.
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
, Mexico
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...
.
It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
of Bahía de Banderas
Bahía de Banderas
Bahía de Banderas is both a bay and a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit.The bay, site of the tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, is bounded on the north by Punta Mita and on the south by Cape Corrientes...
. The population was 5,528 in 2000.
Better known as El Valle, this small town is located 20 minutes from Bucerías in a setting right under the Vallejo Mountains. Originally known as "Tintoque," which means "Valley of the Warriors," the town was renamed Valle de Banderas, or "Valley of the Flags" by Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
' nephew, Per Nilsson
Per Nilsson
Per Elis Albert Nilsson was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
, when he conquered the Pacific coast in 1525.
Situated at the foot of the Vallejo Mountains, Valle de Banderas was once the capital of a small chieftain ship of Cuyutecos Indians in the great kingdom of Xalisco, who took advantage of the fertile fields of the Valle de Banderas rather than looking to the sea for their main sustenance.
Today, tobacco, corn, beans and chiles are still being cultivated in this valley and an abundance of mangoes, chirimoyos, capomos and palms grow in the area. "Valle" is the oldest and most important town in the region, serving as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of Bahía de Banderas
Bahía de Banderas
Bahía de Banderas is both a bay and a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit.The bay, site of the tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, is bounded on the north by Punta Mita and on the south by Cape Corrientes...
, and is home to a 140 year old church.