Tala is a town and a municipality in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It is a small town that has grown over the years. Some major towns in the municipality are Tala (municipal seat), El Refugio, San Isidro Mazatepec, Cuisillos, and Ahuisculco.Tala (Jalisco State Government official site)Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Tala, JaliscoTala: Diagnóstico del Municipio (Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica)

History

"Tlallan", "Tala" or "Land of labor". It was a manor ruled by Pythaloc who had under his jurisdiction Ahuitzculco, Ocotán, Nextipac and Xocotán. It is believed that its foundation dates back to 1126. Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán conquered it in 1530 and was evangelized in 1531 by Fray Antonio de Segovia, Fray Juan de Badillo and Fray Andrés de Córdova. The peninsular found the ruins of Cués or shrines scattered in the Tala Valley. The aborigines did not submit easily to the conquerors and had two battles with them. Tala was compromised in the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia as a corregimiento. Its first ruler was Francisco Socorro Nuño de Guzmán who was the most combative aborigine, and Pedro Patiño de Guzmán was left in his place. In 1579 it was entrusted to Diego de Colio. Its inhabitants had a forest that they loved very much, being forced to cut it down when the Spaniards arrived. Out of sarcasm or contemptuously they began calling the town Talatitlán, degenerating into its current name. Throughout the colonial era, Tala retained its category of corregimiento. Since 1825 it belonged to the first Canton of Guadalajara and the department or party of Zapopan; and on that date Tala already had a town hall. On April 3, 1844 the town hall is established. Since 1847 it belonged to the 1st Canton of Guadalajara and the Department or Zapopan Party. In 1887 it has category of town. In 1995 Tala is elevated to the category of city. By 1890 the town of Tala included in its jurisdiction the following towns and farms: El Refugio, Cuisillos, Huaxtla, San Isidro, Ahuisculco, Santa Ana Tepetitlán and Navajas. In 1920 they are annexed to the municipality Cuxpala and San Isidro. By decree number 10211, published on January 10, 1980, it was decided that the population of Tala would rise to the category of city, having achieved higher rates of progress in the political, economic, cultural, social, demographic aspects; for its infrastructure works and in merit to the greatness and dignity of its inhabitants that are characterized by their civic, moral and intellectual qualities.

Tourism

Historical Monuments Temple of San Francisco de Asís, Chapel of the Rosary, Treasury of the Orendaín Refuge.

Archeological zones In the Tala Valley there are scattered archeological vestiges of what in the pre-Hispanic era were shrines or cués. In the region they are known as Guachimonton.

Parties

The Caña Fair that takes place on the last days of April and the first of May. The Feasts of San Francisco de Asís that are celebrated from September 26 to October 4.

Music

Mariachi & Banda

Handicrafts

Handicrafts are made with obsidian and saddlery.

Traditional costumes

The charro suit and the dress of poblana china.

Gastronomy Well and birria; piloncillo, dulce de leche and fruits in syrup; cane juice, punch and coffee with liquor, cane mezcal.

Touristic centres The municipality has natural forests located in "La Primavera" Ahuisculco, Cerro de Las Garzas, Cerro Monte Negro, Las Navajas Hill and spas such as Los Tejabanes and El Rincón.

Government Municipal presidents Municipal president Term Political party NotesManuel I. Gómez 1918-1919Pedro Romo Vivar1921Manuel I. Gómez 1921-1922Dionisio M. Gómez 1923Luis García Rodríguez 1924Benito Navarro Castillo 1925Luis García Rodríguez 1926Juan Calderón Martínez 1927-1928Benito Navarro Castillo 1928Luis García Rodríguez 1929PNR Antonio López 1929PNR Francisco M. Gómez 1929PNR Benito Navarro Castillo 1930PNR Dionisio R. Mariscal 1931PNR Dionisio M. Gómez 1932-1933PNR J. Jesús Núñez Guzmán 1934PNR Mateo Romero López 1935PNR Pedro C. Castro 1936PNR Pedro Ramírez Calderón 1937PNR Blas Sepúlveda 1938PNR Francisco Rodríguez Z. 1938PRM Eleno Vega Mariscal 1939PRM Mateo Romero López 1940PRM Marcial Sayavedra 1941-1942PRM Pedro Ramírez Calderón 1943PRM Juan Zavala Rosales 1944PRM Eleno Vega Mariscal 1945-1946PRM Francisco López Suárez 1947-1949PRI J. Jesús Cortés Martínez 1950-1952PRI Francisco Checa Zavala 1953-1955PRI Espiridión López García 1956-1958PRI Adolfo Diéguez Palomera 1959-1961PRI Ramiro González Gómez 1962-1964PRI Carlos González Sánchez 1965-1967PRI J. Jesús Zavala Calderón 1968-1970PRI Carlos Rodríguez Rodríguez 1971-1973PRI Luis Arias Gómez 1974-1976PRI Antonio Murillo Rosales 1977-1979PRI Luis Arias Gómez 1980-1982PRI Javier Barragán Castro 1983-1985PRI J. Jesús Hernández Lira 1986-1988PRI J. Jesús Cortés Gómez 1989-1992PARM J. Rosario Zavala Quezada 1992-1995PRI Teresa Núñez Casas 1995-1997PRI Narciso Valdez Partida1997PRI Acting municipal presidentJosé de Jesús Morales Delgadillo 1998-2000PRD Narciso Valdez Partida 2001-2003PRI María Elena Núñez Casas 2004-2006PRI Cipriano Aguayo Durán 2007-2009PRD PT Salvador Jorge Rivera Guerrero 2010-2012PRD Antonio López Orozco 2012-2015PRI PVEM Arturo Macías2015PRI Acting municipal presidentAarón César Buenrostro Contreras2015-2018PRI PVEM Enrique Gabriel Buenrostro Ahued2018-2021PAN PRD MC José Luis López Cervantes2021PAN PRD MC Acting municipal presidentAntonio Porfirio Casillas Díaz 2021-PRI

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