Tlacolula de Matamoros
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| Tlacolula de Matamoros | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Municipal Seat | Tlacolula de Matamoros |
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| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,249 ft) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
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Tlacolula de Matamoros is a town and municipality in the state of Oaxaca, about 30 km from the center of the city of Oaxaca on the highway that leads east to Mitla.[1] It is located in the Tlacolula district of the Valles Centrales Region. The origen of the name Tlacolula is unclear. Some accounts claim it is Náhuatl for “place of many sticks” but others claim the meaning is “twisted thing.” de Matamoros was added to honor Don Mariano Matamoros, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence. The town also carries the Zapotec name of Guillbaan, which means “place of tombs.”[2]
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[edit] The town
The town is famous for its Sunday market, which is one of the “tianguis” held during the week in the Oaxaca city area and one of the busiest. Its main church is called the Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (Our Lady of the Assumption), which has a notable Baroque-style chapel dedicated to the Señor de Tlacolula. The main altar has some fine silverwork; the doors have ornate ironwork, and the altarpieces are embedded with mirrors and sculptures.[1]
Tlacolula is mostly an urban center and very few people in the municipality are dedicated to agriculture. Most residents engage in subsistence retail sales. In recent years, the sale of pirated merchandise has gained a larger share of the economic activity, especially in the Sunday market. [2]
[edit] The municipality
As the municipal seat, Tlacolula has governing jurisdiction over the following communities:
Alférez, Casa Chagoya, Centro Guadalupano, El Aserradero, El Pipe, Hacienda Soriano, Kilómetro Treinta (La Granja), La Cruz Verde, Lambityeco Lomas de Santa Ana, Manos de Ayuda, Salto del Agua, San Luis del Río, San Marcos Tlapazola, Tanivé, Tres Piedras, and Unidad Habitacional Doce de Mayo
Recently, about one hundred caves and rock shelters have been registered in this valley. Many of them have cave paintings dating back to pre-historic times. There is also evidence in these caves as to the early domestication of plants.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "[www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx Joyas ocultas de los valles centrales]". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca 137: 89.
- ^ a b Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Oaxaca Tlacolula de Matamoros. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Hinojosa, Beatriz (April 2008). "[www.mexicodesconociod.com.mx Cuevas Prehistoricas en Tlacolula Oaxaca]". Mexico Desconocido 274 (374).
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