| Yahualica | |
| Official Name: | Yahualica de González Gallo |
| Population Demonym: | Alteño, Yahualisense |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Jalisco#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jalisco##Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jalisco |
| Government Type: | Ayuntamiento |
| Leader Title: | municipal president |
| Leader Name: | Danniela Vazquez |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1542 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 563.3 |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 5.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 42230 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
| Population Blank1: | 28330 |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 1880 |
| Postal Code: | 47300 |
| Area Code: | 344-784 |
Yahualica is a town and municipality in the northeastern part of Jalisco, Mexico. It is one of the 125 municipalities that make up the state of Jalisco.
Yahualica covers some 563.3 square kilometers and shares borders with the state of Zacatecas.
The name Yahualica is thought to be derived from the indigenous roots of the Nahuas. It may be from "ayahuitl" meaning fog and "calli" meaning house, making Yahualica "the house of fog." Another proposed translation of Ayahuitl is "place surrounded by water" or "the round place".[2]
1165: The region's inhabitants were the Tecuexes, who later fought the Aztecs for control of the territory.
1530s : The Spanish, led by Cristóbal de Oñate, conquered the region.
1824:[3] Yahualica was constituted a municipality .
Yahualica is served by bus and taxi services, as well as highways leading into and out of Yahualica and throughout the city. The highway transit system includes Fed 71 and Jal 225 (Jal 225) which run entirely in the municipality. Fed 78, southbound, leads to Tepatitlán/Cuquío and northbound to Nochistlán/Aguascalientes. Jal 225 runs east towards the ranchos of Huisquilco, El Durazno, San Isidro, and Pastores.
The closest airports to Yahualica are Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (away), Aguascalientes International Airport (away) and Guadalajara International Airport (away),[4] each about a two-hour drive.
Stockbreeding: Cattle, horses, and pigs are raised.
Gastronomy: Yahualica's traditions include birria, spicy salsa, tostadas, and candy[5] from that region.
Chile de Arbol: The producers of this chile pepper say that Yahualica has the best one in the world because of its taste and spice. This chile is possible thanks to the soil in this region, the climate, and the techniques the producers in the area have been practicing for years.
The economy of around 300 families in this municipality depend on the production of chile de arbol. Other than that, there are more than one dozen industries that produce hot sauces that are utilized in many ways in Mexican households.Agriculture: Includes corn, sorghum, oats, chili, beans, and peaches.
Commerce: Establishments dedicated to the sale of products of necessity and mixed businesses that sell diverse goods
Industry: The main activity is technology and manufacturing
Services: Many are provided: professional, financial, administrative, technical, social, tourist, personal, and maintenance
Forestry: Oak plants
Mining: Deposits of manganese exist
Fishing: Carp and tilapia are captured.
Architecture
Yahualica has a soccer/futbol team in the Third Division of Mexico, Club Deportivo De Los Altos.
El Club Deportivo Gallos is the soccer team that represents the municipality in Third Division of Mexico, local and state tournaments.
Yahualica is the setting for the novel Al filo del agua, written by Agustín Yáñez.
| Municipal president | width=85px | Term | width=80px | Political party | width=120px | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortino Toledo[6] | 1900 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1900–1901 | |||||
| Irineo Limón | 1901 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1901 | |||||
| Leandro Gómez | 1902 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1902 | |||||
| Leandro Gómez | 1902 | |||||
| Fortino Toledo | 1903 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1903 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1903 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1903 | |||||
| Fortino Toledo | 1903 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1904 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1904 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1904 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1904 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1904 | |||||
| Juan E. Ruvalcaba | 1905 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1905 | |||||
| Víctor Toledo | 1905 | |||||
| A. López Gallo | 1905 | |||||
| José Ma. Ruvalcaba | 1906 | |||||
| Félix R. González | 1906 | |||||
| Juan Casillas | 1906 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1907 | |||||
| J. Cleotilde Quezada | 1907 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1907 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1908 | |||||
| Lázaro García | 1908 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1908 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1909 | |||||
| R. Agredano | 1909 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1909 | |||||
| R. Agredano | 1910 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1910–1911 | |||||
| Lázaro García | 1911 | |||||
| Julián Limón | 1911 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1911 | |||||
| Margarito Pérez | 1912 | |||||
| Jesús Varela | 1912 | |||||
| Margarito Pérez | 1912 | |||||
| Jesús Varela | 1912 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1913 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1914 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1914 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1914–1915 | |||||
| Fortino Toledo | 1915–1916 | |||||
| Pedro Gómez Rodríguez | 1916 | |||||
| Cesáreo Gómez | 1916 | |||||
| Irineo Limón | 1917 | |||||
| Eulalio López | 1917 | |||||
| Fortino Toledo | 1917 | |||||
| Irineo Limón | 1917 | |||||
| Eulalio López | 1917 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1918 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1918 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1918 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1918 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1918 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1918 | |||||
| Irineo Limón | 1918 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1918 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1919 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1919 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1919 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1919 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1919 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1919 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1919 | |||||
| J. Jesús Villegas | 1919–1920 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1920 | |||||
| Felipe Toledo | 1920 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1920 | |||||
| Felipe Toledo | 1920 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1920 | |||||
| Felipe Toledo | 1920 | |||||
| Severiano Ruvalcaba | 1920–1921 | |||||
| J. Jesús Limón | 1921 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1921 | |||||
| J. Jesús Limón | 1921 | |||||
| Víctor Ruvalcaba | 1921 | |||||
| Víctor Toledo | 1922 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1922 | |||||
| Víctor Toledo | 1923 | |||||
| Margarito Pérez | 1924 | |||||
| Leopoldo Rodríguez | 1924 | |||||
| Margarito Pérez | 1924 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1924 | |||||
| Gregorio Macías | 1924 | |||||
| Blas Ruvalcaba | 1924–1926 | |||||
| Manuel Ruvalcaba | 1927 | |||||
| Nicolás García | 1927 | |||||
| Felipe González Gallo | 1927 | |||||
| Cesáreo Gómez | 1927–1928 | |||||
| Felipe González Gallo | 1928–1929 | |||||
| Gregorio González Gallo | 1929 | |||||
| Felipe González Gallo | 1930–1931 | PNR | ||||
| Gregorio González Gallo | 1932–1933 | PNR | ||||
| Tomás Limón González | 1934 | PNR | ||||
| Canuto González Limón | 1935 | PNR | ||||
| J. Inés González Gallo | 1936–1937 | PNR | ||||
| Heliodoro Álvarez G. | 1938 | |||||
| Víctor Limón R. | 1939 | PRM | ||||
| Heliodoro Álvarez G. | 1939 | PRM | ||||
| J. Inés González Gallo | 1940 | PRM | ||||
| Tomás Limón González | 1941–1942 | PRM | ||||
| J. Inés González Gallo | 1943–1944 | PRM | ||||
| Heliodoro Álvarez G. | 1945 | PRM | ||||
| Daniel Macías González | 1946 | |||||
| Rubén Toledo González | 1947 | PRI | ||||
| Elías Gómez Rodríguez | 1947–1948 | PRI | ||||
| Miguel A. Limón R. | 1949 | PRI | ||||
| J. Jesús García R. | 1949–1951 | PRI | ||||
| Francisco Martínez Rueda | 1951 | PRI | ||||
| C. Juan G. Macías | 1951–1952 | PRI | ||||
| Ignacio Macías T. | 1953–1954 | PRI | ||||
| Emilio Ruvalcaba R. | 1955 | PRI | ||||
| J. Jesús Toledo V. | 1956 | PRI | ||||
| Porfirio Mercado S. | 1957–1958 | PRI | ||||
| Emilio Ruvalcaba R. | 1959–1961 | PRI | ||||
| Rafael Toledo M. | 1962–1964 | PRI | ||||
| Celedonio Mejía R. | 1965–1967 | PRI | ||||
| José Molina Martínez | 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 | PRI | ||||
| Miguel A. Limón R. | 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 | PRI | ||||
| Adalberto González J. | 1974 | PRI | ||||
| José Vallejo Chávez | 1974–31-12-1976 | PRI | ||||
| Ignacio Álvarez R. | 01-01-1977–31-12–1979 | PRI | ||||
| Miguel Ángel García | 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 | PRI | ||||
| Daniel Macías V.[7] | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI | ||||
| Rubén Mejía Campa | 01-01-1986–1987 | PRI | ||||
| J. Guadalupe Lomelí González | 1987–31-12-1988 | PRI | ||||
| Daniel Macías Velasco[8] | 1989–1992 | PRI | ||||
| Gregorio M. González Limón[9] | 1992–1995 | PRI | ||||
| Juan Alfredo Rangel López[10] | 1995–1997 | |||||
| Faustino Plascencia Plascencia[11] | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PAN | ||||
| Sergio Octavio Castañeda Gutiérrez[12] [13] | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PAN | ||||
| José Guadalupe Durán Jáuregui[14] | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PRI | ||||
| Elías Octavio Íñiguez Mejía[15] | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PAN | ||||
| Anastacio Mercado Martínez[16] | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PAN | ||||
| José Luis Íñiguez Gámez[17] | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PAN | ||||
| Alejandro Macías Velasco[18] | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | |||||
| Alejandro Macías Velasco[19] | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | PRI | He was reelected on 1 July 2018 | |||
| Danniela Julemmy Vázquez González | 01-10-2021– |