Zapotlanejo is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

According to the 2020 census, there were 64,806 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality has a territorial extension of 718.8 km2.

Toponymy Zapotlanejo is a hybrid word, half Nahuatl and half Spanish. The Nahuatl word "Sapote" (from Nahuatl tzapotl) is a term for a soft, edible fruit and "tlan" (place). In addition, the name of the municipality includes the Spanish ending indicating locality "ejo."

History The town of Zapotlán was previously known as Zapotlán de los Tecuexes, alluding to the name of its pre-Hispanic inhabitants, the Tecuexes, who established themselves in the area about 1218.

Spanish settlement in the area began around 1523. The area's Spanish settlers were subject to continuous attacks by Chichimec forces during the early colonial period.

The municipality's famous Bridge of Calderón was constructed during the government of Francisco Calderón Romero (1670–1672). The bridge was the site of the Battle of the Bridge of Calderón in 1811, which was a key battle in the Mexican War of Independence.

In 1860, republican troops led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated Leonardo Márquez near the town as he fled from Tepatitlán.

In 1824, Zapotlanejo was made capital of the Department of Tonalá. In 1825, the town was made part of the first canton of Jalisco (Guadalajara). In 1887, Zapotlanejo was part of the fourth department of the first canton of the state. The community was afforded status as a municipality by decree of April 8, 1844.

The Dos Lunas Tequila brand is produced just outside town.

Geography Climate

Government Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesGregorio C. Álvarez 1915–1916Rosalío M. Barajas1916–1917Mariano Dávalos 1917J. Rosario Orozco 1918Gregorio C. Álvarez 1918J. Rosario Orozco 1918Gregorio C. Álvarez 1918Fernando L. Hernández 1919Francisco Flores 1919Francisco Dávalos 1919Francisco Flores 1920J. Merced Reynoso 1920J. Rosario Orozco 1921Francisco Flores 1921J. Merced Reynoso 1922–1923Salvador Ruíz Gutiérrez 1923Francisco Flores 1924J. Trinidad Morales 1924J. Jesús Flores 1925Blas Hernández Ibarra 1926Alfonso Cervantes 1926J. Jesús Flores 1927J. Rosario Orozco 1928Andrés Orozco 1928J. Trinidad Cervantes 1928Alfonso Cervantes 1929Andrés Orozco 1929J. Trinidad Morales 1929PNR J. Rosario Orozco 1930PNR Gregorio C. Álvarez 1930PNR J. Jesús Flores 1930PNR J. Trinidad Morales 1931PNR Pedro Flores 1932PNR Francisco Robledo 1933PNR Narciso D. Aceves 1933PNR J. Jesús Casillas 1934–1935PNR Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez 1935–1936PNR J. Trinidad Casillas 1937PNR Angel R. Dávalos 1937PNR J. Jesús Guillén 1938PRM Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1939–1940PRM J. Jesús Guillén 1941–1942PRM Ignacio Castellanos Borrallo 1943PRM Enrique Pérez de la Torre 1943–1944PRM Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1944PRM Miguel Pulido Velazco 1945–1946PRM PRI Apolinario Pulido Velasco 1947–1948PRI Salvador Ruiz Gutiérrez 1949PRI Juan Francisco Ríos Morales 1949PRI Leopoldo Gutiérrez González 1950PRI José Víctor Sandoval Beltrán 1951–1952PRI Miguel Pulido Velasco 1953–1955PRI Jesús Mendoza Lomelí 1956–1958PRI Florentino Padilla Castellanos 1961PRI Gregorio Álvarez Dávalos 1961PRI Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos 1962–1964PRI J. Jesús Fernández Carranza 1965–1967PRI Jorge Humberto Sánchez 1968–1970PRI Victorino Gómez Sandoval 1971–1973PRI J. Jesús Aguilera Fernández 1974–1976PRI Rigoberto Hernández Olivares 1977–1979PRI Víctor Cervantes Álvarez 1980–1982PRI Alfredo Álvarez Dávalos1983–1985PRI Pablo Coronado Lomelí 1986–1988PRI Héctor Macías de la Torre1989–1992PRI Sixto Apolo Cervantes Álvarez1992–1995PAN Raúl Cano Flores1995–1997PAN Martín González Jiménez 01-01-1998–31-12-2000PAN José Luis Cardona Domínguez 01-01-2001–31-12-2003PAN Roberto Marín Nuño01-01-2004–31-12-2006PRI Héctor Álvarez Contreras 01-01-2007–31-12-2009PAN Juan José Jiménez Parra01-01-2010–30-09-2012PVEM Francisco Javier Pulido Álvarez 01-10-2012–30-09-2015PRI PVEM Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"Héctor Álvarez Contreras01-10-2015–30-09-2018MC Héctor Álvarez Contreras01-10-2018–14-05-2021MC He applied for a temporary leave, to solve personal mattersSandra Julia Castellón Rodríguez14-05-2021–17-05-2021MC Acting municipal presidentHéctor Álvarez Contreras17-05-2021–30-09-2021MC ResumedGonzalo Álvarez Barragán01-10-2021–Morena

Culture Parque Festival México theme park.

Twin towns – sister cities

Zapotlanejo is twinned with: Chanco, Chile Racine, United States San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba

References

External links Zapotlanejo, Jalisco Mexico, La Cuna del Vestir!--- Deja que el mundo te conozca! ::Zapotlanejo::