Momax Explained

Momax, Zacatecas
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Mexico Zacatecas#Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Zacatecas
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Momax
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Geno Miramontes (PRI)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.976
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1626
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:21.9333°N -103.3167°W
Elevation M:1654
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:99720

Momax is a small town located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It is the administrative seat of the municipality of Momax.

Overview

It is not known when the town of Momax was formed, but because of papers localized at Mexico's "Archivo General de la Nacion", it is believed that the area surrounding the city was first populated during 1591 by Don Luis de Velasco, who took 400 male Indians, their women and children from Tlaxcala to an area known as "Chichimeca Zone", from where Miguel Caldera took 40 families to Colotlan, Jalisco, then choosing 7 families from those 40 and taking them, in 1592, to the area now known as Momax.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zacatecas (Mexico): Municipalities & Localities - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  2. Web site: Zacatecas (Mexico): Municipalities & Localities - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  3. Momax on Zacatecas portal