Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos

Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos is a town and municipality in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 184.25 km². It is located north of the Chapala municipality.

Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
Municipality and city
Flag of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
Coat of arms of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos is located in Mexico
Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°21′N 103°11′W / 20.350°N 103.183°W / 20.350; -103.183
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total184.25 km2 (71.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total23,420
Websitehttp://www.ixtlahuacandelosmembrillos.gob.mx/

In 2005, the municipality had a total population of 23,420.[1]

Geography

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Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos is located in the center of the State, at the coordinates 20-21'00 to 20-27'30 north latitude and 103-07'20 at 103-17'00 west longitude, at a height of 1,570 metres above sea level.

It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Tlajomulco de Zuñiga and Juanacatlán, to the south by Chapala, to the east by Juanacatlán and Chapala, and to the west by Tlajomulco de Zúñiga and Jocotepec.

Its territorial extension 184.25 km2, with 94 localities, being the most important: Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos (municipal head), Atequiza[1], La Capilla, Los Cedros, El Rodeo and Santa Rosa.

Flat areas represent 62% of the municipal territory, with heights of 1,500 to 1,600 meters; semi-flat zones account for 20% of the territory, with heights of 1,600 to 1,700 meters; and rugged areas account for 18% of the territory, with heights of 1,700 to 2,300 meters above sea level.

Climate

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The climate is classified as semi-dry with dry winter and spring, and semi-warm without winter season. The average annual temperature is 20oC, and an average annual rainfall of 800 millimeters with a rainfall regime in June, July and August. The prevailing winds are east and west. The average number of frost days per year is 8.

Natural resources

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The resources of the municipality are part of them: the Rio Grande de Santiago-Río Santiago and the streams flowing during the los Sabinos rainy season, Los Lobos, Agua Escondida (Jalisco)' Escondida Water, Los Pinos, La Cañada and Grande.

It has storage dams: El Llano, El Carnero, Las Campanillas, La Capilla, El Carrizo and El Aniego.

The dominant soils belong to the type pelicver vertisol and planeeric sun; and as associated soil is the Haptic Feozem type.

Flora and fauna

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The flora is represented by species such as Pinus-pine, oak, oyamel, eucalyptus, Laurel of India, Galeana, Pinabete, willow, sabino, ozote, mezquite, guamúchil, guaje, ash, walnut, guayabo, tepehuaje, Mangifera indica-mango, lemon tree, orange, copal, white zapote, tabachín, jacaranda, camichín, zalate, ahuilote, plum, pirul, nopal and other species.

In the fauna there are species such as coyote, oryctolagus cuniculus-rabbit, Dasypodidae-armadillo, tlacuache, squirrel and rattlesnake.

History

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About four kilometers west of Ixtlahuacán, at the foot of the highest hill known as "El Picacho," there is a place called "El Varal" because it is a place where "Las Varas" abound, which are long and thin sticks that were previously used to make tapeixtes, huacals, brambles, fences and huts.

In "El Varal" there is an uncovered and flat plateau where from 1513 to 1534 a tribal group from Tlajomulco de Zúñiga used to live. This group was precisely that of Don Francisco Tepotzin who had just left Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. Adjacent to "El Varal" there is another extensive paddock known all as "La Quebrada".

According to legend, in 1533, by the revelation of their god, the inhabitants of "El Varal" were aware that they should find another place to settle because the place where they were would sink and, therefore, they would die if they did not abandon it. By this same revelation they were made to know that they should go up, at night, to a high part on the hillside and that, facing east, they will seek a very bright light. That would indicate precisely where they should be established.

To the south of what is now Ixtlahuacán there was a spring known as "The Eye of Water". The water from that spring ran down to the north, so extensive puddles formed on the plain. At night, in the water of these puddles, from afar you could see the bright reflected light of the morning lucero that has become the planet Venus.

That bright light is what our ancestors of "El Varal" saw from somewhere on the mountainside "El Picacho". The hitherto inhabitants of "El Varal" according to the indicated signal moved to what is now Ixtlahuacan, but did not settle in the plain, but chose to do so in the vicinity where the spring "The Eye of Water" was still, more than four times centenary, a tree known as "Sabino". Years later, indeed if there was a considerable sinking, not exactly in what is "El Varal" but in the vicinity, in a place called "Mexiquito" but now better known as "La Quebrada". Today we still notice the depression of the terrain, although already very disguised by the thick vegetation.

21st century

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Three municipal police officers were arrested in April 2018 for the kidnapping, robbery, and murder of an employee of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) in 2017.[2] The same year, the Jalisco human rights commission issued a warning against the municipal president of Ixtlahuacán for rights violations.[2][3]

The May 4, 2020, arrest of Giovanni López Ramírez, a 30-year-old construction worker, and his murder while in police custody the next day, set off violent protests against police brutality in Guadalajara in June 2020 which were met by increased arrests and police repression. López's arrest was supposedly because he was not wearing a facemask outside his home during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, and the demonstrations can be indirectly tied to the George Floyd protests in the United States.[4][5]

Government

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Municipal presidents

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Municipal president Term Political party Notes
José Ma. Herrera[6] 1839
Agapito Zaragoza 1848
Teófilo Zúñiga 1869
Valente G. González 1870
Margarito Bustos 1870
José Ma. Herrera 1871
J. Pilar González 1875
Crecencio Velázquez 1876
Lázaro Herrera 1876
Mónico García 1876
José Ma. Herrera 1878
Pantaleón Mendoza 1878
Leandro Mendoza 1879
Mateo Luna 1879–1880
Marcelino Díaz 1880–1881
Georgino Zúñiga 1881
Teófilo Zúñiga 1883
Maximino Mendoza 1884
Teófilo Zúñiga 1884
Mateo Luna 1885
Hilario Hernández 1886
Mateo Luna 1886
Teófilo Zúñiga 1886–1887
Mateo Luna 1888
Lázaro Herrera 1889
Marcelino Herrera 1889
Teófilo Zúñiga 1890
Maximino Mendoza 1891
Mateo Luna 1892
Petronilo Herrera 1892
Teófilo Zúñiga 1893–1894
Rosalío Zaragoza 1895
Onofre Díaz 1896
Rosalío Luna 1897
Marcelino Díaz 1898
Eulogio Herrera 1899
Juan Langruen 1900
Mateo Luna 1901
Francisco Zúñiga 1902
Eulogio Herrera 1903
Mateo Luna 1903
Onofre Díaz 1904
Eulogio Herrera 1905
Anacleto Zúñiga 1906
J. Pilar Zúñiga 1907
Anacleto Zúñiga 1907
Adalberto Herrera 1908
Eulogio Herrera 1909
Eusebio Casillas 1910
J. Guadalupe 1910
Eulogio Herrera 1911
Crescencio Zúñiga 1911
Anacleto Zúñiga 1911
Quirino Zarazoza 1911
Eusebio Casillas 1912
Manuel Zaragoza 1913
Juan A. García 1913
Eulogio Herrera 1914
Juan G. González 1914–1915
Florentino Zaragoza 1915
J. Santos Zaragoza 1915–1916
Bonifacio Neri 1916
J. Encarnación García 1916
J. Santos García 1916–1917
Bonifacio Neri 1917
Crecencio Zúñiga 1918
Adalberto Herrera 1919
Valente D. González 1920
Amado Gómez 1920
Anacleto Zúñiga 1920
Ramón Díaz 1921
Eusebio Casillas 1921
Aureliano Díaz 1922–1923
Crecencio Zúñiga 1924
Julio C. Díaz 1924
Ignacio Lepe 1925
Timoteo García 1926
J. Jesús Zaragoza 1927
Agustín Mendoza 1927
Pedro Velázquez 1928
Agustín Mendoza 1929
J. Jesús Zaragoza R. 1929 PNR  
José María Herrera 1930 PNR  
Nabor Langruen 1931 PNR  
Pedro Velázquez 1931 PNR  
Manuel Cuevas 1931 PNR  
Isidro Rodríguez 1932 PNR  
J. Jesús Zaragoza 1932 PNR  
Pedro Cervantes 1932 PNR  
J. Jesús Zaragoza R. 1933 PNR  
Isidro Martínez L. 1934 PNR  
Aureliano Díaz 1935 PNR  
Maximiliano García 1936 PNR  
Conrado Ortiz 1937 PNR  
Timoteo García 1937 PNR  
José Mora 1938 PNR  
Apolonio Carrillo 1938 PRM  
Simón Rodríguez 1939 PRM  
Julián Aguilar L. 1940 PRM  
Rafael Ramírez 1941–1942 PRM  
Ramón Coronado 1942 PRM  
Maximiliano García 1943–1944 PRM  
Apolonio Carrillo 1945 PRM  
J. Jesús Cervantes 1946 PRI  
J. Refugio Aguilar 1947–1948 PRI  
José Mendoza V. 1949–1952 PRI  
Merced Ramírez 1953 PRI   Acting municipal president
J. Refugio Aguilar 1953–1955 PRI  
Ramón C. Ramírez 1956–1958 PRI  
Julián Aguilar L. 1959–1960 PRI  
Juan Zaragoza Íñiguez 1961 PRI   Acting municipal president
Salvador Herrera S. 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 PRI  
Eva Herrera Becerra 01-01-1965–31-12-1967 PRI  
J. Trinidad Mendoza H. 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 PRI  
Juan Manuel Zaragoza Íñiguez 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 PRI  
David Díaz Ramírez 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 PRI  
Pedro Salvador Sánchez Zepeda 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 PRI  
Juan José Herrera Arreola 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 PRI  
Raúl Ramírez Real[7] 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 PRI  
María Elba Díaz Ramírez 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 PRI  
Juan Pablo Guardiola Zúñiga[8] 01-01-1989–1992 PRI  
Conrado Ramírez García[9] 1992–1995 PRI  
José Antonio Aguilar Enciso[10] 1995–1997 PAN  
José de Jesús López Covarrubias[11] 01-01-1998–2000 PRI  
Refugio Silva Vega 2000 PRI   Acting municipal president
Aurelio Díaz Aguilar[12] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PRI  
Ramón Ramírez Hernández[13] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PAN  
Octavio Coronado Vargas[14][15] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PAN  
Carlos Méndez Gutiérrez[16] 01-01-2010–2012 PRI  
Panal  
Coalition "Alliance for Jalisco"
Marco Antonio Díaz Carrazco 2012 PRI  
Panal  
Coalition "Alliance for Jalisco". Acting municipal president
Sergio Ramón Quintero González[17] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI  
PVEM  
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
Eduardo Cervantes Aguilar[18] 01-10-2015–30-03-2018 PRI   Applied for a temporary leave, to run for reelection, which he got
Carlos Méndez Gutiérrez[19] 31-03-2018–2018 PRI   Acting municipal president
Eduardo Cervantes Aguilar[20] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 PRI   Was reelected on 01-07-2018
José Heriberto García Murillo[21] 01-10-2021– PRI  

References

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  1. ^ "Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on November 29, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Jorge (June 4, 2020). "Lo que sabemos de caso Giovanni López, detenido en Ixtlahuacán". milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Milenio Digital. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Antes de Giovanni López, hay casos de abuso en Ixtlahuacán, Jalisco". milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Milenio. June 4, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Así fue la detención de Giovanni López justo antes de su muerte". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 June 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Queman patrullas en Jalisco por muerte de Giovanni López". El Universal (in Spanish). 4 June 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 1879 votos. Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST): 311 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 1160 votos. PAN: 640 votos. Partido Auténtico de la Revolución Mexicana (PARM): 620 votos. Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ): 103 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 2145 votos. PAN: 1538 votos. Partido Auténtico de la Revolución Mexicana (PARM): 809 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN): 292 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PAN: 3824 votos. PRI: 2512 votos. PRD: 139 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 3055 votos. PAN: 2274 votos. PVEM: 1387 votos. PRD: 804 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 3504 votos. Partido Auténtico de la Revolución Mexicana (PARM): 1790 votos. PAN: 1742 votos. PVEM: 1442 votos. PRD: 199 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PAN: 3162 votos. PRI: 2901 votos. PVEM: 1824 votos. PRD: 432 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PAN: 4903 votos. PRI: 4239 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal) 474 votos. PRD-PT: 356 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Ayuntamiento de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI-Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 4962 votos. PAN: 2987 votos. PVEM: 2627 votos. PRD: 222 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI-PVEM: 5332 votos. PRD: 3707 votos. PT-MC: 2659 votos. PAN: 1367 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 1130 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral local ordinario 2015. Integración de ayuntamientos 2015. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 8401 votos. PAN-PRD: 3129 votos. MC: 1660 votos. PVEM: 777 votos. Morena: 564 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Secretario General de Gobierno presidió la quinceava reunión de la Mesa Permanente de Coordinación y Seguridad Pública Metropolitana (último párrafo)" (in Spanish). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 8310 votos. PAN-PRD-MC: 5324 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 2623 votos. PVEM: 642 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 328 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral concurrente 2021. Integración de Ayuntamientos, 2021. Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. PRI: 10060 votos. Morena: 3373 votos. MC: 1429 votos. PAN: 1230 votos. Fuerza X México: 812 votos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2021.