San Joaquín Municipality, Querétaro
San Joaquín is a municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro in central Mexico.[1]
San Joaquín Municipality | |
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  San Joaquín Municipality Location in Mexico  San Joaquín Municipality San Joaquín Municipality (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 20°59′N 99°30′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Querétaro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 499 km2 (193 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,865 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
History
Before the Spanish, the site at "Ranas" was a mining center, principally for cinnabar which was used as a pigment. The "Ranas" site was first mined about 400C.E.[2] In 1622 the village of "San Nicolás Tolentino en el Paraje de las Rana" was founded.[2] In 1682 the community of Ojo de Agua de Ranas was founded.[1]
In 1724 Viceroy Juan de Acuña, 2nd Marquis of Casa Fuerte granted the first land in the municipality.[1] In 1728 the first Spanish mine was opened at San Juan Nepomuceno.[1]
In 1864 the name "San Joaquín" was first used on a map.[1]
Geography
The municipality of San Joaquín covers an area of 499 km², and is located between 99° 22' and 99° 39' West longitude, and between 21° 07' and 20° 53' North latitude.[1] Altitude varies from a low of 600 meters to heights of 2,700 meters.[3]
References
- "Querétaro: San Joaquín". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 16 June 2005.
- "Zona Arqueológica de Ranas" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 11 January 2018.
- "Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos: San Joaquín, Querétaro" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: National Institute of Statistics and Geography {INEGI). 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2018.
