Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro

Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro, Mexico

Coat of Arms
Latitude	20.43° N
Longitude	99.59° W
Municipal president	Jorge Luis Vega Ocampo (PRI)
Municipal sindico	Ignacio Dorantes Esquivel (PAN)
Surface	298.28 km²
Population (2005)	34,729
HDI (2000)	0.7534
Time zone (UTC)	-6 UTC CST
GDP (per capita) (2000)	US$4.151,00
Official website: http://www.ezequielmontesenaccion.gob.mx''' http://www.villaprogresomx.com

Ezequiel Montes is a municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro. Its seat is the town of the same name, founded in 1861 by Julián Velázquez Feregrino. Its original name was Corral Blanco.

The municipality was created in 1940, including the nearby towns of Bernal and Villa Progreso. As such, the municipality contains Saint Michael's temple, which was built from the 16th to the 18th centuries by the indigenous Otomies who lived in Querétaro and Jilotepec.

The main attractions are La Peña de Bernal, Freixenet vineyards and Villa Progreso.

External links

• Enciclopedia de los Municipios
• Villa Progreso

Municipalities of Querétaro Amealco de Bonfil Pinal de Amoles Arroyo Seco Cadereyta de Montes Colón Corregidora Ezequiel Montes Huimilpan Jalpan de Serra Landa de Matamoros El Marqués Pedro Escobedo Peñamiller Querétaro San Joaquín San Juan del Río Tequisquiapan Tolimán

Coordinates: 20°40′N 99°53′W / 20.667°N 99.883°W / 20.667; -99.883