Tepatitlán de Morelos
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Tepatitlán de Morelos is a city founded in 1883, in the central Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located in the area known as Los Altos de Jalisco (Highlands of Jalisco), about 70 km east of state capital Guadalajara. Tepatitlán means “Hard Stone Place”, according to the Nahuatl language. With a population of 110,000 it serves as a significant city outside of the capital. Its most distinctive features are a the Fine Baroque Cathedral and the fact that a State Agricultural University campus is located there.
Tepatitlán is closer from its own state's capital than it is from the metropolitan area of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, in the neighboring state of Aguascalientes.
Notable Natives include:
Jose Antonio Romero - President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and Minister of the Interior (Interior) during the presidency of Anastacio Bustamante
Jose Gonzales - famous bullfighter known as "Carnicerito de Tepa"
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