Encarnación de Díaz
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Jalisco |
| Municipality | Encarnación de Díaz |
| Founded | 1759 (Manuel Agustín Calvillo) |
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| - Mayor | José Pérez Quezada (PRI) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,220.16 km² (471.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 47,397 |
| - Density | 38.84/km² (100.6/sq mi) |
Encarnacion de Diaz is small town and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico. It is a half hour drive south from the city of Aguascalientes.
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[edit] History
The town began as a trading post established by Manuel Agustín Calvillo in 1759 in the Sauz de los Macías as Villa Encarnación. Its name was later changed to honor General Porfirio Díaz, who later went on to become the president of Mexico, for his triumphs during the French intervention in Mexico.
[edit] Geographical description
The scenery from there is charming. Mountains nestle this sleepy town and ranches can be found on its outskirts. The houses are made of adobe. The houses tend to be large commonly with a hidden backyard or garden somewhere in the house. The roads are made of stone and some roads are very steep, mimicking those of San Francisco. On every road there is metal bumps (called bolitos) to prevent drivers in that town from driving too fast. On many corners, there are many abarrrote stores. Abarrote means "grocery" in Spanish. These stores have a front counter devoted mainly to junk food and sweets with a back room that supplies you with basic cooking needs.
[edit] Location
Encarnación de Díaz stretches from 21°24’00"N to 21°47’30"N and from 102°25’00"W to 102°58’00"W and is located 1,851 meters above sea level.
The town is borded on the north by the state of Aguascalientes and the town of Lagos de Moreno; on the east by the town of Lagos de Moreno; on the south by the towns of Lagos de Moreno, San Juan de los Lagos and Teocaltiche; and on the west by the town of Teocaltiche and the state of Aguascalientes.
[edit] Cultural description
There are many delicious restaurants in this one little village. As you are entering the city from one of its entrances, almost immediately you encounter a restaurant that specializes in seafood. The most famous taco stand in La Chona is called El Cunado. It is a favorite eatery of the locals.[citation needed] It is particularly notable for its tacos de al pastor. "Al pastor" is pork with onions and cilantro. They ask if you want the salsa on it already or not, They have a small condiments tray where you can grab some crisp cucumbers and then sit down with a chilled soft drink. El Cunado is closed on Tuesdays and only open at night.
In the center of Encarnacion de Diaz is the main square, called by everyone the plaza. Here, is a small park, with benches and fountains and gardens. In the plaza, which towers above everything else, is an old church, possibly built a little after the time of the Spaniards. It has two towers with a clock face on each one. People not only come here for mass, but to worship the patron saint of Encarnacion de Diaz, the Santo Nino of Atocha. Inside this church is a shrine to the Nino. Lining the plaza is many shops, music shops, shops with clothes for communions or bapitisms, and a store with exquisitely beautiful and relatively cheap bracelets. There is a currency exchange in the plaza. There is a hotel in the plaza. There are also buses to neighboring towns. Encarnacion de Diaz is only a half hour drive to Aguascalientes, where they have a great interactive museum and an IMAX theatre.
In 2007 Encarnacion de Diaz face a fast change entrpreneurs from La chona settled some jeans factorys creating more jobs and built some commercial centers plenty of shop stores besides the main highway where arrive a lot of people to buy. For consumers Wal Mart stores started one here called Mi Bodega Aurrera dropped the prices to consumers, also settled convenience stores like oxxo that works 24 hrs and Farmacia Guadalajara with low pharmaceutical prices. So this former slept town becomes to wake up.
[edit] Economy and industry
- Animal husbandry. In addition to poultry and bees, cattle, sheep, goat and pigs are raised here.
- Farming. The main crops are corn, chile, wheat, onion and beans.
- Commercial trade. Mainly shops dedicated to selling the essentials and those dedicated to selling sundries.
- Industrial trade. Mainly manufacturing.
- Service branch. Financial, municipal, professional, technical, personal and maintenance services.
[edit] Tourism
- Architecture. The Hacienda del Mesón de los Sauses.
- Craftwork.
- Sculpture. Plaza de Armas.
- Churches. The Parish of Our Lady of Incarnation, which dates back to the 18th century), and the Temple of Our Holy Family.
- Museums. Efrén Quezada (Cristero War Museum).Las momias de encarnacion(museum of mummies)
- Parks and reservations. El Montecillo and Río Encarnación.
[edit] Festivals
- August 11–18 — Annual festival celebrating the founding of the town, (cultural festival).
- February 2 — Festival of the Virgen de la Candelaria.
[edit] Trivia
Its residents affectionately dubbed it "La Chona".
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