| Cadereyta de Montes | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Total Type: | Municipality |
| Seal Size: | 80px |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Querétaro |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal seat |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cadereyta |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Astrid Alejandra Ortega Vázquez |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title2: | Municipal Status |
| Established Date2: | 1818 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 33,907 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
| Population Blank1: | 20,610 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 19.9094°N -99.1447°W |
| Elevation Point: | of seat |
| Elevation M: | 2200 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
| Postal Code: | 55650 |
| Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
| Website: | http://www.cadereytademontesqueretaro.gob.mx/ |
Cadereyta de Montes (pronounced as /es/) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro. The municipality is the second most extensive in the state.
It was a post from which the main trade routes were defended from attacks by the indigenous people of the Sierra Gorda.
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.
The population of the municipality grew from 51,688 in 2000 to 57,204 in 2005.
| Settlement | Population |
|---|---|
| Total Municipality | 69,075 |
| 12,199 | |
| 2,702 | |
| 1,952 | |
| 1,854 | |
| 1,692 | |
| 1,473 | |
| 1,445 | |
| 1,088 | |
| 189 | |
| 481 | |
| 124 | |
[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