San Jose De Los Reynoso
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San Jose De Los Reynoso is a small town located in the northeast region of Los Altos, Jalisco , Mexico.
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1783 by Spanish settlers from Spain. Before the arrival of the conquistadores, a tribe named the tecuexes lived in that area. The [tecuexes] were defeated by the Spanish and then the first Spanish families started to move in the area. The first three families to settle in San Jose were the Reynoso Family, the Lozas and the Munoz. The name San Jose was chosen as an honor to Saint Joseph, since this was a Spanish occupied area , in which they were very devoted Catholics. The second part of the name "Reynoso" was added because the very first to arrive and the founders were the Reynoso family. The very first couple married in 1783. The first church began to be constructed in 1837 and was completed in 1887.
San Jose de los Reynoso was at the center of the Cristero War of the 1920's between the Church and the Federal Government.
During the late 20th century, many of the town's inhabitants emigrated to other cities in Mexico as well various parts of the United States due to economic hardships. This diaspora is concentrated in Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas in the United States.
It is estimated that currently over half the population live outside of San Jose, with a great concentration of it in Chicago, IL and its metropolitan area.
[edit] Population
The current population of the town is a little over 1,200. The population would easily have grown to be more than 10,000 but the migration out of the town has kept it small.
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