Cadereyta de Montes Municipality

Cadereyta de Montes (Spanish: [kaðeˈɾejta ðe ˈmontes] ) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro. The municipality is the second most extensive in the state.

Cadereyta de Montes
Municipality
Town hall of the city of Cadereyta
Town hall of the city of Cadereyta
Official seal of Cadereyta de Montes
Location of Cadereyta de Montes
Coordinates: 19°54′34″N 99°08′41″W / 19.90944°N 99.14472°W / 19.90944; -99.14472
Country Mexico
StateQuerétaro
Municipal seatCadereyta
Municipal Status1818
Government
 • Municipal PresidentAstrid Alejandra Ortega Vázquez
Elevation
(of seat)
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipality33,907
 • Seat
20,610
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code (of seat)
55650
Website(in Spanish) http://www.cadereytademontesqueretaro.gob.mx/

It was a post from which the main trade routes were defended from attacks by the indigenous people of the Sierra Gorda.

History

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Approximately 7,000 years ago, the Cadereyta region was inhabited by various nomad groups who hunted and collected food to sustain themselves [1]. Wooden tools used by hunter-gatherers, including an atlatl, el Atlatl Violeta, were found by the AEQ - Asociación de Espeleólogos de Querétaro, Queretaro Grotto, in the Cueva del Tesoro and radiocarbon dated to between 7 and 132 CE.[1]

Some of these indigenous groups were the Chichimecas, Pame, and Jonace. These groups were some of the primary inhabitants until the arrival of the Spaniards, the indigenous groups continuously pushed back and fought against the Spanish. From this conflict arose a wave of peace campaigns, which were undertaken by religious missionaries who came from Tecozautla and Huichapan, and the military [2]. In 1639 Viceroy Lope Diez of Armendariz (Marquess of Cadereyta/ Cadreita) fully supported the peace campaigns, which were being led by Captain Alonso of Tovar Guzman. The captain later named the city of Cadereyta in memory of the Marquess of Cadereyta [2]. Around 1640 the Spaniards established the Villa de Cadereyta [1].

Today Cadereyta is considered one of the pueblos magicos, or magical cities, due to its colonial architecture seen in its churches, extensive culture, and various historical monuments.

Demography

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The population of the municipality grew from 51,688 in 2000 to 57,204 in 2005.

Settlement Population
Total Municipality 69,075
Cadereyta 12,199
El Palmar 2,702
Vizarrón 1,952
Boyé 1,854
San Javier 1,692
Higuerillas 1,473
Villa Guerrero 1,445
El Rincón 1,088
El Doctor 189
Charco Frío 481
La Esperanza 124

References

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  1. ^ Georgiou, Aristos (26 January 2024). "Archaeologists baffled by 1,900-year-old weapons in remote cave". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[1] De Turismo, S. (n.d.). Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro. gob.mx. https://www.gob.mx/sectur/articulos/cadereyta-de-montes-queretaro [2] Querétaro - Cadereyta de Montes. (n.d.). https://web.archive.org/web/20160429143433/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM22queretaro/municipios/22004a.html

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