San Joaquín Municipality, Querétaro

San Joaquín is a municipality in the central Mexican state of Querétaro.[1]

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San Joaquín is located in Querétaro
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San Joaquín
Location in Mexico
San Joaquín is located in Mexico
San Joaquín
San Joaquín
San Joaquín (Mexico)
Coordinates: 20°59′N 99°30′W / 20.983°N 99.500°W / 20.983; -99.500
Country Mexico
StateQuerétaro
Area
 • Total499 km2 (193 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,865
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

History

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Before the Spanish, the site at "Ranas" was a mining center, principally for cinnabar which was used as a pigment. The "Ranas" site was first mined about 400C.E.[2] In 1622 the village of "San Nicolás Tolentino en el Paraje de las Rana" was founded.[2] In 1682 the community of Ojo de Agua de Ranas was founded.[1]

In 1724 Viceroy Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte granted the first land in the municipality.[1] In 1728 the first Spanish mine was opened at San Juan Nepomuceno.[1]

In 1864 the name "San Joaquín" was first used on a map.[1]

Geography

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The municipality of San Joaquín covers an area of 499 km², and is located between 99° 22' and 99° 39' West longitude, and between 21° 07' and 20° 53' North latitude.[1] Altitude varies from a low of 600 meters to heights of 2,700 meters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Querétaro: San Joaquín". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 16 June 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Zona Arqueológica de Ranas" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 11 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos: San Joaquín, Querétaro" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: National Institute of Statistics and Geography {INEGI). 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2018.